(Drivebycuriosity) - Stanislaw Lem is maybe the most underrated science fiction author. Most might only know his novel "Solaris" from the film adaptions by Andrei Tarkovsky (1972 imdb) & Steven Soderbergh (2002 imdb). His oeuvre covers - beyond scifi - futurology (no fiction), philosophy, psychology, crime novels, satyrical works and much more.
Lem´s "Tales of Pirx the Pilot" contains 5 short stories & novellas which follow a young man, named Pirx (amazon ). The protagonist
is a dreamer, full of hopes & ideas, but has a weak self esteem and is not well regarded by
his superiors. On the other side he is mentally strong, cunning and he never gives up. So he survives very challenging situations caused by technical problems, physical phenomena and other calamities.
Lem interwove physics, engineering and cosmology into thrilling adventure stories, spiced with humor, psychology and a bit of philosophy. Highly recommended.
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