{"product_id":"the-futurological-congress-stanislaw-lem","title":"The Futurological Congress (Stanislaw Lem)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A giant of twentieth-century science fiction' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'This Room Guaranteed BOMB-FREE. From the Management'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHapless  cosmonaut Ijon Tichy has been sent back to earth to attend the Eighth  Futurological Congress in smog-bound, overpopulated Costa Rica, holed up  with an assortment of scientists in a luxury hotel (fully equipped with  tear gas sprinklers in case things get out of hand). But when an  unfortunate incident occurs involving a revolution and hallucinogenic  drugs in the water supply, Tichy finds himself shot, frozen and thawed  out in a future beyond anything he could ever have imagined.\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, 144 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65808086597981,"sku":"K065048967","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/6504896700001A.jpg?v=1788498071","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-futurological-congress-stanislaw-lem","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}