Tales of Pirx the Pilot
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- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
19 September 2019
Summary
The adventures of one of Lem’s most endearing characters, Pirx- a ‘space truck driver’ and everyman in Outer Space
Mission- vertical launch at half booster power. Ascent to ellipsis B68. Correction to stable oriental path, with orbital period of four hours and twenty-six minutes. Proceed to rendezvous with shuttlecraft vehicles of the JO-2 type. There await further instructions.
Tales of Pirx the Pilot imagines a world in which space travel has become routine and boring - an u…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241400227 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241400228 |
| Author: | Stanislaw Lem |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 19 September 2019 |
| Weight: | 184g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 129mm x 14mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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About The Author
Stanislaw Lem
Stanislaw Lem (1921-2006) was born in Lviv, then part of Poland. He is probably the most original and influential European science-fiction writer since H.G. Wells. Best known in the West for Tarkovsky’s film of his novel Solaris, Lem wrote novels and stories that have been published all over the world. He is credited with anticipating in his writing artificial reality, e-books and nano-technology. His most famous works include The Cyberiad, Mortal Engines, The Star Diaries, The Futurological Congress, Tales of Pirx the Pilot and Solaris.
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