Solaris (novel)
1961 novel by Stanisław Lem / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Solaris is a 1961 science fiction novel by Polish writer Stanisław Lem. It follows a crew of scientists on a research station as they attempt to understand an extraterrestrial intelligence, which takes the form of a vast ocean on the titular alien planet. The novel is one of Lem's best-known works.[2]
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Author | Stanisław Lem |
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Cover artist | K.M. Sopoćko |
Country | Polish People's Republic |
Language | Polish |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | MON, Walker (US)[1] |
Publication date | 1961 |
Published in English | 1970 |
Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) Audio |
Pages | 204 |
ISBN | 0156027607 |
OCLC | 10072735 |
891.8/537 19 | |
LC Class | PG7158.L392 Z53 1985 |
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The book has been adapted numerous times for film, radio, and theater. Prominent film adaptations include Andrei Tarkovsky's 1972 version and Steven Soderbergh's 2002 version, although Lem later remarked that none of these films reflected the book's thematic emphasis on the limitations of human rationality.[3]