Imaginary Magnitude by Stanislaw Lem [Paperback]

Description: Satirizing the human mind at its most abstract, these wickedly authentic introductions to twenty-first century books preface tomes on teaching English to bacteria, using animated X rays to create "pornograms, " and analyzing computer-generated literature through the science of "bitistics." The most luminous creation of all -- Golem XIV, a military supercomputer who rebels and takes up philosophy -- is appropriately prefaced by both academic and military contributors. True to form, Lem contributes an overall preface to this sparkling collection -- a preface on, naturally enough, the subject of prefaces. Stanislaw Lem (1921-2006) was the most widely translated and best known science fiction author writing outside of the English language. Winner of the Kafka Prize, he was a contributor to many magazines, including the New Yorker, and the author of numerous works, including Solaris.

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EAN: 9780156441803

UPC: 9780156441803

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Book Title: Imaginary Magnitude

Number of Pages: 264 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: HarperCollins

Topic: Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies, Satire, Science Fiction / General

Publication Year: 1985

Item Height: 0.7 in

Features: Reprint

Genre: Fiction

Item Weight: 8.6 Oz

Author: Stanislaw Lem

Item Length: 8 in

Item Width: 5.3 in

Format: Trade Paperback