{"product_id":"mortal-engines-stanislaw-lem","title":"Mortal Engines (Stanislaw Lem)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A virtuoso storyteller ... a\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Jorge Luis Borges for the Space Age\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'He was a robot-hypochondriac. On his squeaking cart he carried a complete set of spare parts.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA freighter pilot leads a manhunt across the Moon for a robot gone berserk; a shapeshifting assassin falls in love with the man she's programmed to kill; a paranoid King converts his kingdom into his artificial mind, but his dreams rebel. These stories range from surreal fables that satirically turn the fairy tale on its head, to longer works including the man vs. robot thriller, 'The Hunt', and possibly fiction's strangest love story, 'The Mask'. In\u003ci\u003eMortal Engines\u003c\/i\u003e Stanislaw Lem lays bare humanity's clash with machines, masterfully exploring science fiction's furthest frontiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eStanislaw 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 \u003ci\u003eSolaris\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Cyberiad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMortal Engines\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Star Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Futurological Congress\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTales of Pirx the Pilot \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSolaris\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 240 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65809019732317,"sku":"K057072507","price":11.7,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/5707250700001A.jpg?v=1788507055","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/mortal-engines-stanislaw-lem","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}