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Lem, Stanislaw (Translated by Barbara Marzal and Frank Simpson).
RETURN FROM THE STARS.
New York City, NY:
Harcourt Brace,
1961.
Hardcover.
First Edition/First Printing.
247 pages.
Fine/Fine.
Price-clipped . The author's apocalyptic science-fiction novel. Now regarded as a late-modern classic. The first appearance of the title in English. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. One of the comical Stanislaw Lem's most serious works. His creativity is unique even among science fiction writers. All of his books have a deep concern for the future of humanity. "Return from the Stars" deals with this subject without the satirical humor identified with him. The awe-inspiring richness of the creator's future world gives the book the artistic quality of a Bosch painting while deeply analyzing the course which the future might take. Its course is technological advancement beyond anything modern science can offer: Molecular engineering, massive global socio-genetic alterations to the human body and mind, virtual reality that is all too real, holography, and anti-gravity are only a few of the many possibilities explored. Lem warns of the consequences these ultra-technological trends might bring to the human mind and behavior as well as the environment. The author at his very best. A "must-have" title for Stanislaw Lem collectors. This title has been out-of-print as a hardcover for a very long time. This is one of few copies of the First English-language Edition still available online and is in fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a beauty. A very scarce copy thus. Regarded as the finest science-fiction writer of the 20th century by J. G. Ballard, who should know. One of the greatest writers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER STANISLAW LEM TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0151770824. $50.00 |
