Imaginary Magnitude

Satirizing 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 "pornograms, " and analyzing computer-generated literature through the science of "bitistics." The most luminous creation of all -- Golem XIV, a military supercomputer who rebels and takes up philosophy -- is appropriately 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.

About the author

Stanislaw Lem (1921-2006) was the most widely translated and best known science fiction author writing outside of the English language. Winner of the Kafka Prize, he was a contributor to many magazines, including the New Yorker, and the author of numerous works, including Solaris.

Product details

• Authors: Stanislaw Lem
• Assisted by: Marc E. Heine (Translation)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.10.1985
• EAN: 9780156441803
• ISBN: 978-0-15-644180-3
• No. of pages: 260
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 371 g
• Subject: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy