The Truth and Other Stories
Stanislaw Lem
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The Truth and Other Stories
Stanislaw Lem
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
The Truth and Other Stories, a new collection of Lem’s previously untranslated stories, shows that even the 'scatterings from his workshop,' as Kim Stanley Robinson puts it in his foreword, could outstrip a typical writer’s lifetime of creation.
[The Truth and Other Stories] turns out to be a brilliant introduction to Lem’s science fiction. In its pages one can find him testing out multiple styles and themes, from the quirky to the seriously philosophical. All its tales are incubators, growing and playing with ideas that would eventually become the mainstay of his novels and treatise.
... [a] cold, calculating perspective on humanity’s ultimate insignificance and bafflement in the face of cosmic majesty is a linchpin of Lem’s work. Also, while he can be incredibly visual and tactile and plot-driven, as in 'The Hunt', he is not afraid to utilize SF’s peculiar narrative modes, doing big info-dumps, as in 'Lymphater’s Formula'. The naked discursiveness of 'The Journal' is a fine example of Lem’s daringness in pushing the limits of what a 'story' means.
Nine of these 12 outstanding stories from international sci-fi superstar Lem (1921–2006) make their English-language debut in this treasure trove of a collection. Lem’s prose shines.