Table of Contents

• Lem Redux: From Poland to the World - WACLAW M. OSADNIK and PETER SWIRSKI
• The Unknown Lem: Man From Mars, The Astronauts, The Magellan Nebula - PETER SWIRSKI
• Investigating the Investigation: Mystery Narratives in The Investigation and The Chain of Chance - DAVID SEED
• Embodiment Problems: Adapting Solaris to Film - NICHOLAS RUDDICK
• The Hilarious and Serious Teachings of Lem’s Robot Fables: The Cyberiad - BO PETTERSSON
• Literature, Futurology, or Philosophy? The Futurological Congress - IRIS VIDMAR and PETER SWIRSKI
• Problems and Dilemmas:Lem’s Golem XIV - VICTOR YAZNEVICH
• Lem, Cervantes, and Metafiction: Peace on Earth and Fiasco - KENNETH KRABBENHOFT
• Bibliography
• Notes on Contributors
• Index

About the Author

Peter Swirski is Professor of American Literature and American Studies at the University of Bahrain and Honorary Professor in China. Waclaw M. Osadnik is Professor of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.

Reviews

Reviews 'As Lem scholarship grows in size, readers will find plenty of well-articulated thought in these works to ponder upon.'
Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay, Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction

'Read Lem. And read Swirski. Or the other way around. Whichever way you do it, just do it.'
The Montreal Review

'Lemography and Swirski’s Philosopher of the Future are multi-faceted and original contributions.'
Science Fiction Studies

‘All in all, this is an excellent edited collection that deepens our understanding of Lem’s work and legacy, and it will hopefully spur further research into Lem’s oeuvre.’
Michael Godhe, Fafnir – Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research