Kraków pays tribute to sci-fi writer Lem
PR dla Zagranicy
Roberto Galea
12.09.2016 06:48
A three-day series of events to mark the 95th anniversary of the birth of world-famous Polish science-fiction and fantasy author Stanisław Lem is being held in Kraków, the city where he spent his entire adult life.
![Stanisław Lem, pictured in 2005. Photo: Mariusz Kubik, http://www.mariuszkubik.pl [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)]](http://external.polskieradio.pl/files/7bc851a1-8562-46bf-9803-96d64f752fb1.file "Stanisław Lem, pictured in 2005. Photo: Mariusz Kubik, http://www.mariuszkubik.pl [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)]")
Stanisław Lem, pictured in 2005. Photo: Mariusz Kubik, http://www.mariuszkubik.pl [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)]
The programme includes a conducted tour of places connected with the writer’s life and literary career.
A debate on Lem’s “Futurological Congress”, one his major short stories, published in 1971, and a screening of Ari Folman’s 2013 film “The Congress”, based on themes from Lem’s writings, are scheduled for 12 September, the day the writer was born.
Stanisław Lem was born in Lviv in 1921; he died in Kraków in 2006.
His work, encompassing novels, short stories, and philosophical essays, has been translated into 41 languages and sold over 30 million copies worldwide.
His most acclaimed books include “Return from the Stars”, “Tales of Pirx the Pilot”, “The Cyberiad”, “The Chain of Chance” and “Solaris”. The latter was twice adapted for the big screen, by Andrei Tarkovsky and Steven Soderbergh.
Lem’s distinctions included honorary doctorates from many universities and the Order of the White Eagle, Poland’s highest state honour. (mk/pk)