Return from the Stars
$47.98
- Paperback
312 pages
- Release Date
18 February 2020
Summary
An astronaut returns to Earth after a ten-year mission and finds a society that he barely recognizes.Stanisław Lem’s Return from the Stars recounts the experiences of Hal Bregg, an astronaut who returns from an exploratory mission that lasted ten years-although because of time dilation, 127 years have passed on Earth. Bregg finds a society that he hardly recognizes, in which danger has been eradicated. Children are “betrizated” to remove all aggression and violence-a process that also removes…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262538480 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262538482 |
| Author: | Stanislaw Lem, Simon Ings, Barbara Marszal, Frank Simpson |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 312 |
| Release Date: | 18 February 2020 |
| Weight: | 304g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 137mm x 20mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“The writing is leisurely and elaborate, with a lot of gorgeous descriptive set-pieces….Atypical work from a master, but carried off with characteristic panache.”—Kirkus Reviews
—Lem’s thought-provoking, reissued 1961 classic explores the questionable utopia that has emerged on a vivid future Earth through the eyes of an astronaut recently returned from the Fomalhaut star system, 23 light years away.
—Publishers WeeklyThe release of these new volumes seems to expand the possibilities of what a university publisher can do.
—LitHubFourteen years after his death, the universe is still struggling to catch up with the vast creative force that was Stanislaw Lem. And for my money, it won’t be surpassing him anytime soon…Enjoying the genius of Lem requires readerly dexterity and a willingness to go wherever the author takes you…These marvelous, absorbing and often hilarious books make our weary universe seem pale and undistinguished by comparison.
—The Washington PostAbout The Author
Stanislaw Lem
Stanisław Lem (1921-2006), a writer called “worthy of the Nobel Prize” by the New York Times, was an internationally renowned author of novels, short stories, literary criticism, and philosophical essays. His books have been translated into forty-four languages and have sold more than thirty million copies.
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