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Name: Memoirs of a Space Traveler

Full name: Memoirs of a Space Traveler: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy

Author: Stanislaw Lem
Year: 1971
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Science fiction, Short Stories

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9780810117327
0810117320

"The best science fiction writer working today in any language." -- Newsweek In this widely acclaimed sequel to The Star Diaries, Ijon Tichy, space traveler of future centuries, discovers that "out there" isn't very different from "down here." Especially when he finds a galactic society over which the Plenum Moronicum presides, which appoints as ruler a ruthless Machine; the inhabitants, docilely cooperating in their own destruction, go by the name of Phools. Tichy seems to attract inventors of splenetic genius, such as the madman who has invented the soul, or another who invents kitchen appliances so good at their jobs they might as well be wives or slaves. Throughout these nine wild adventures, surprise follows witty surprise for the discerning reader of riotously imaginative fiction. STANISLAW LEM, who "knows science well enough to be playful about it" (Time), lives in Poland and is the author of books translated into nearly thirty languages, including Tales of Plrx the Pilot and His Master's Voice.

This book is part of the "Ijon Tichy" series. Here are some other books from this series:

"The Futurological Congress"
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"Peace on Earth"
First published in 1967
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"The Star Diaries"
First published in 1957
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