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.
Solaris
(Novel)
Solaris
(Writer)
First Spaceship on Venus
(Novel)
1
(Author)
Return
(Writer)
Layer Cake
(Screenplay)
Layer Cake
(Author)
Trurl's Machine
(Story)
Revisiting Solaris
(Writer)
Hospital of the Transfiguration
(Novel)
Maska
(Writer)
Trap
(Writer)
Solaris
(Novel)
Professor Tarantoga und sein seltsamer Gast
(Novel)
Space Travel
(Writer)
The Advisors of King Hydrops
(Story)
Golem
(Writer)
Existuje vlastně Mr. Johns?
(Short Story)
Cosmogonic
(Story)
His Master's Voice
(Novel)
Solaris
(Novel)
The Faithful Robot
(Book)
The Congress
(Novel)
Profesor Zazul
(Short Story)
The Friend
(Short Story)
The Investigation
(Novel)
Pilot Pirx's Inquest
(Novel)
Roly Poly
(Screenplay)
Commander Pirx
(Novel)
Верный робот
(Novel)
The Faithful Robot
(Novel)
Ikarie XB 1
(Novel)
Una investigación interrumpida de R
(Novel)
The Inquest of Pilot Pirx
(Novel)
Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot
(Writer)
Adventures of Captain Pirx
(Novel)
Lemmi und die Schmöker
(Story)
Return from the Stars
(Writer)