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Solaris (/ s ə ˈ l ɑːr ɪ s /) is a 1961 science fiction novel by Polish writer Stanisław Lem.It follows a crew of scientists on a space station research facility as they attempt to understand an extraterrestrial intelligence, which takes the form of a vast ocean on the titular alien planet.
Solaris is a 2002 American science fiction drama film written and directed by Steven Soderbergh, produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau, and starring George Clooney and Natascha McElhone. It is based on the 1961 science fiction novel of the same name by Polish writer Stanisław Lem .
Solaris (Russian: Солярис, tr. Solyaris) is a 1972 Soviet psychological science fiction film based on Stanisław Lem's 1961 novel of the same title. The film was co-written and directed by Andrei Tarkovsky , and stars Donatas Banionis and Natalya Bondarchuk .
Sad Planets describes Solaris as an "enigma", calling some of the book's most moving passages those that describe the planet itself, with no human presence. [2] Green Planets states that Solaris "resists both physical and epistemic human penetration", describing it as "an impervious mirror surface". Ironically, the planet itself appears to ...
Translated by Adele Milch (New York: The Seabury Press, 1974). The book was made into a short film of the same name by Marek Piestrak in 1973. [5] Memoirs Found in a Bathtub (1961) – Kafkaesque novel set in the distant future about a secret agent, whose mission in an unnamed ministry is so secret that no one can tell him what it is ...
The Naked Sun is a science fiction novel by American writer Isaac Asimov, the second in his Robot series.Like its predecessor, The Caves of Steel, this is a whodunit story. . It was first published in book form in 1957 after being serialized in Astounding Science Fiction between October and December 19
The new book by Nadine Dorries, Boris Johnson’s most devoted Cabinet ally, contains a series of extraordinary claims about his downfall.. Seen by many as part of a campaign to help Mr Johnson ...
Solaris (Russian: Солярис, tr. Solyaris) is a two-part 1968 Soviet television play [1] in black-and-white based on the 1961 novel Solaris by Stanisław Lem. It was the first film adaptation of the novel. [3] It was first aired on Channel 1 of the Soviet Central Television on October 8–9, 1968, with repeat on October 10–11, 1968. [2]