When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface he is forced to confront a painful, hitherto unconscious memory embodied in the physical likeness of a long-dead lover. Lem s books have been translated into forty-one languages and have sold over forty-five million copies.īook Description Paperback. Stanislaw Lem (1921 2006) is the author of many works bearing the broad label of science fiction and others ranging in genre and style from satire to philosophy. Long considered a classic, Solaris asks the question: Can we understand the universe around us without first understanding what lies within?Ī novel that makes you reevaluate the nature of intelligence itself. Could it be, as Solaris scientists speculate, that the ocean may be a massive neural center creating these memories, for a reason no one can identify? Kelvin learns that he is not alone in this and that other crews examining the planet are plagued with their own repressed and newly real memories. When psychologist Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds himself confronting a painful memory embodied in the physical likeness of a past lover.
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