Imaginary Magnitude (eBook)

Stanislaw Lem (Autor)

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2024 | 1. Auflage
264 Seiten
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Verlag)
978-0-544-00308-8 (ISBN)

Infos

These wickedly authentic introductions to twenty-first-century books preface tomes on teaching English to bacteria, using animated X-rays to create 'pornograms,' and analyzing computer-generated literature through the science of 'bitistics.' 'Lem, a science fiction Bach, plays in this book a googleplex of variations on his basic themes' (New York Times Book Review). Translated by Marc E. Heine. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

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"e;The computer may ultimately be right. But for the time being, in Imaginary Magnitude, an entertaining and intelligent mortal has the first word."e; -Paul Gray, TimeSatirizing the human mind at its most abstract, these wickedly authentic introductions to twenty-first century books preface tomes on teaching English to bacteria, using animated X-rays to create "e;pornograms,"e; and analyzing computer-generated literature through the science of "e;bitistics."e; The most luminous creation of all Golem XIV, a military supercomputer who rebels and takes up philosophy is appropriated prefaced by both academic and military contributors. True to form, Lem contributes an overall preface to this sparkling collection a preface on, naturally enough, the subject of prefaces. "e;Mr. Lem, a science fiction Bach, plays in this book a googolplex (the figure one followed by a staggering number of zeros) of variations on his basic themes."e; Philip Jose Farmer, The New York Times Book Review"e;Don't look for stories, here, or fiction in any orthodox sense but this is weirdly satisfying entertainment, with the remarkable Lem variously at his profound, provocative, or comic best."e; Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.2.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Science Fiction
• ISBN-10: 0-544-00308-X / 054400308X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-544-00308-8 / 9780544003088