{"product_id":"the-cyberiad-stanislaw-lem","title":"The Cyberiad (Stanislaw Lem)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA charming, mind-bending and anarchic book of imagined civilizations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Most cosmic civilizations long for things, in the depths of their souls, they would never openly admit to...'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrurl and Klapaucius are 'constructors' - they travel around the universe creating machines of astonishing inventiveness and power and visiting a bewildering variety of violent, peculiar and morose civilizations.  \u003ci\u003eThe Cyberiad \u003c\/i\u003eis oddly reminiscent of \u003ci\u003eGulliver's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom Tollbooth \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland.  \u003c\/i\u003eCharming, mind-bending and anarchic, it is perhaps Lem's greatest work.  This edition includes all of Daniel Mroz's hallucinatory original illustrations.\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, 304 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65805382451549,"sku":"K089517724","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8951772400001A.jpg?v=1788467423","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-cyberiad-stanislaw-lem","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}