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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 nanotechnology. 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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Stanislaw Lem's set of short stories, written over a period of twenty years, all feature the adventures of space traveler Ijon Tichy and recount him spinning in time warps, spying on robots, and encountering bizarre civilizations and creatures.