Person Details

Birthday: 1921-09-12 15:17:42

Death: 2006-03-27 15:17:42

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland

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Movie Involvements: 32

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

Biography

Stanisław Lem was a Polish writer of science fiction, philosophy and satire. He was named a Knight of the Order of the White Eagle. His books have been translated into 41 languages and have sold over 27 million copies. He is perhaps best known as the author of the 1961 novel Solaris, which has been made into a feature film three times. In 1976, Theodore Sturgeon claimed that Lem was the most widely read science-fiction writer in the world. His works explore philosophical themes; speculation on technology, the nature of intelligence, the impossibility of mutual communication and understanding, despair about human limitations and humankind's place in the universe. They are sometimes presented as fiction, but others are in the form of essays or philosophical books. Translations of his works are difficult due to passages with elaborate word formation, alien or robotic poetry, and puns. Multiple translated versions of his works exist.

Most Famous Work

Solaris
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8

Solaris

(1972) Novel
Solaris
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6

Solaris

(2002) Novel
The Congress
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6

The Congress

(2013) Novel
Lemmi und die Schmöker
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9
Ikarie XB 1
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7

Ikarie XB 1

(1963) Novel
First Spaceship on Venus
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5
Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot
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8

Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot

(2007) Writer
1
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6

1

(2009) Author

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2016 Self - Writer (archive footage)
2003 N/A
1998 N/A
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Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Story
2018 Novel
2016 Story
2013 Novel
2012 Writer
2010 Writer
2009 Author
2008 Writer
2007 Writer
Writer
Writer
2002 Novel
1989 Screenplay
Author
1979 Novel
Novel
Novel
1977 Book
Novel
1975 Story
1974 Novel
1973 Story
Novel
1972 Novel
1968 Novel
Story
Writer
1965 Novel
1963 Novel
Short Story
1962 Writer
1961 Writer
1960 Novel
Novel
Year Role Movie/Tv

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