An edition of Solaris (1962)

Solaris

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An edition of Solaris (1962)

Solaris

  • 4.3 (17 ratings) ·
  • 248 Want to read
  • 16 Currently reading
  • 59 Have read

The cult-classic by Stanislaw Lem that spawned the movie is now available for your Kindle! Until now the only English edition was a 1970 version, which was translated from French and which Lem himself described as a "poor translation." This wonderful new English translation (by Bill Johnston) of Lem's classic Solaris is a must-have for fans of Lem's classic novel.

Telling of humanity's encounter with an alien intelligence on the planet Solaris, the 1961 novel is a cult classic, exploring the ultimate futility of attempting to communicate with extra-terrestrial life.

When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds a painful, hitherto unconscious memory embodied in the living physical likeness of a long-dead lover. Others examining the planet, Kelvin learns, are plagued with their own repressed and newly corporeal memories. The Solaris ocean may be a massive brain that creates these incarnate memories, though its purpose in doing so is unknown, forcing the scientists to shift the focus of their quest and wonder if they can truly understand the universe without first understanding what lies within their hearts.

Publish Date
Publisher
Mladá fronta
Language
Czech
Pages
220

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Solaris
Feb 12, 2022, Wydawnictwo Literackie
paperback
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Solaris
Aug 01, 2021, Yilin Press
paperback
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Solaris
2021, Kniha Zlin
Hardcover in Czech
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Solaris: Roman
Aug 30, 2021, Ullstein Taschenbuchvlg.
pocket book
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Solaris
February 2018, Antígona
in Portuguese
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Solaris
2017, Editora Aleph
hardcover in Portuguese
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Jan 01, 2017, Literackie
paperback
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Solaris
Jul 26, 2016, Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio, Audible Studios on Brilliance
mp3 cd
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Solaris
November 22, 2014, Pro Auctore Wojciech Zemek
in English - The Definitive Edition
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Solaris
2013, Sellerio
Paperback
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Solaris
2011, impedimenta
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2007, Mondadori
in Italian
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Nov 01, 2006, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag
in German
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2005, Comunicación y Publicaciones
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2005, Comunicación y Publicaciones
in English
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February 3, 2003, Faber and Faber
Paperback in English - New Ed edition
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2003, Wydawnictwo Literackie
in Polish
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March 2003, Minotauro
Hardcover in Spanish
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2003, Relume Dumará
Paperback in Portuguese - 1 edition
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2003, Mladá fronta
Paperback in Czech
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2002, Minotauro
Paperback in Spanish - Second edition, first reprint
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November 20, 2002, Harvest Books
in English - First Harvest edition 1987
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August 2002, Distribooks Inc.
Paperback in French
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2002, AST
Hardcover in Russian
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January 1, 2002, Heyne
Paperback in German
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August 2002, Distribooks
Turtleback in German
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Jun 29, 2001, Faber and Faber
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Jun 03, 2001, Faber & Faber
paperback in English
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Nov 04, 1997, Iletisim Yayincilik
Paperback
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January 1, 1997, Claassen Verlag
Hardcover in German
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December 1996, Faber & Faber
Hardcover in Spanish - New Ed edition
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1995
in Turkish
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1995, Interart
in Polish
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1994, Wydawnictwo Literackie
in Polish
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June 1993, Lightyear Press
Hardcover in English
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1990, DTV, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag
Paperback in German
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1987, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
in English - 1st Harvest/HBJ ed.
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1987, Harcourt Brace & Company
in English
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1984, dtv
paperback in German - 2. Auflage
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1983, Volk und Welt
Paperback in German
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December 15, 1982, Berkley
in English
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1982, Iskry
paperback
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Solaris / The Chain of Chance / A Perfect Vacuum
Jun 29, 1981, Penguin Books
in English
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February 15, 1978, Berkley
in English
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1977, Kriterion
in Hungarian
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1976, Wydawnictwo Literackie
in Polish - Wyd. 3.
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November 15, 1976, Berkley
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Solaris: Roman
1975, Suhrkamp Verlag
Taschenbuch in German - Zweite Auflage, 13.-22. Tsd
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1973, Arrow Books
in English
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1973, Arrow Books
in English
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1973, Science Fiction Book Club
in English
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1971, Berkley Pub. Corp.
in English
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Jun 29, 1971, Faber and Faber
in English - 1st British Ed.
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1971, Berkley Pub. Corp.
in English
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Solaris
1971, Berkley Pub. Corp.
in English
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December, 1971, Berkley Publishing Corporation
in English
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Solaris
1971, Berkley Pub. Corp.
in English
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Solaris
1971, Berkley
in English - Berkley Medallion ed.
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1970, Walker
in English
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1970, Walker
in English
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1968, Wydawn. Literackie
in Polish - Wyd. 2.
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1966, Denoël
in French
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1962, Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej
in Polish - Wyd. 2.
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Publish date unknown, Berkley
in English
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Publish date unknown, Europa-America
in English

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Edition Notes

Published in
Praha
Series
Ikaros -- sv. 5
Translation Of
Solaris
Translated From
Polish

Contributors

Translator
Pavel Weigel

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
220 p.
Number of pages
220

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27122574M
ISBN 10
802040998X
ISBN 13
9788020409980
OCLC/WorldCat
53268751

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