"...a Jorge Luis Borges for the Space Age, who plays in earnest with every concept of philosophy and physics, from free will to probability theory."
Has anyone read Lem's The Star Diaries? I picked it up today (along with Calvino's Cosmicomics) after reading the above quote comparing him to Borges. I'm sure /lit/ might at least be familiar with Solaris.
What am I in for?
>>7699855
Haven't read it, but Lem is a favorite (and the Borges comparison is apt). Let us know what you think of it when you can.
They're very funny and full of neat ideas.
The tone is a lot less sombre than Solaris.
>>7699855
I don't remember details.I read it a long time ago but it was nice.Lem is good.
why dont you just read the book. and lem hated borges, rightly so, so dont compare a hack to him.
>>7701072
>lem hated borges
source on that?
>rightly so, so dont compare a hack to him
oh; kek
>>7701088
read his non-fiction reviews you dumb pleb
>>7701107
I have. Saying Lem hated Borges on the basis of that is the height of misinterpretation; those are explicitly an homage to Borges.
>>7699855
Ijon Tichy is a fun character. I liked Peace on Earth, a later work with Tichy.
