Stanisław Herman Lem (; 12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish writer of science fiction and essays on various subjects, including philosophy, futurology, and literary criticism. Many of his science fiction stories are of satirical and humorous character. Lem's books have been translated into more than 50 languages and have sold more than 45 million copies. Worldwide, he is best known as the author of the 1961 novel Solaris. <!-- which has been made into a feature film three times.-->In 1976 Theodore Sturgeon wrote that Lem was the most widely read science fiction writer in the world. Wikipedia
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