The Star Diaries - Stanislaw Lem

A satirical and philosophical set of space adventure stories from one of the best-loved science-fiction writers of the twentieth century

Stanislaw Lem's set of short stories, written over a period of twenty years, all feature the adventures of space traveller Ijon Tichy and recount him spinning in time-warps, spying on robots, encountering bizarre civilizations and creatures in space and being hopelessly lost in a forest of supernovae. This is a philosophical satire on technology, theology, intelligence and human nature from one of the greatest of science fiction writers

Penguin Classics
English
Softcover, 352 pages
111mm x 181mm