The star diaries

The star diaries

by Lem, Stanisław

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Ijon Tichy encounters bizarre civilizations and creatures in space that serve to satirize science, the rational mind, theology, and other icons of human pride.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The star diaries / by Stanislaw Lem ; translated from the Polish by Michael Kandel ; with line drawings by Lem.

Summary

Ijon Tichy encounters bizarre civilizations and creatures in space that serve to satirize science, the rational mind, theology, and other icons of human pride.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:© 1976
  • Edition:First Harvest/HBJ edition

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Notes

Translation of the 1971 Polish 4th edition of Dzienniki gwiazdowe. Some chapters omitted.

"A Harvest/HBJ book."

"Cover design by Vaughn Andrews"-- [p.4] of cover

"Cover illustration by John Dorn" --[p.4] of cover

Ijon Tichy, Lem's Candide of the Cosmos, encounters bizarre civilizations and creatures in space that serve to satirize science, the rational mind, theology, and other icons of human pride. Line drawings by the Author.

The Physical Object

  • Description:x, 275 pages : : illustrations ; : 18 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0156849054, 9780156849050
  • oclc:ocm11371834
  • LC Classification:PG7158.L39
  • Dewey Decimal:891.8/537

Subjects

Fiction Poland Poland -- Fiction Satire Satirical literature Science fiction Science fiction genre Science fiction, Polish Science fiction, Polish -- Translations… Translations

Writers

Lem, Stanisław Andrews, Vaughn Dorn, John Kandel, Michael

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