Memoirs Found in a Bathtub
Jul 2012 · HMH
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The absurdly brilliant far-future satire from “the Borges of scientific culture” (Time).
The year is 3149, and a vast paper destroying blight—papyralysis—has obliterated much of the planet’s written history. Fortunately, these rare memoirs, preserved for centuries in a volcanic rock, record the strange life of a man trapped in a hermetically sealed underground community . . .
From the Kafka Prize–winning author of Solaris, this is an entertaining and thought-provoking blend of politics, philosophy, humor, and science fiction.
Translated by Michael Kandel and Christine Rose
The year is 3149, and a vast paper destroying blight—papyralysis—has obliterated much of the planet’s written history. Fortunately, these rare memoirs, preserved for centuries in a volcanic rock, record the strange life of a man trapped in a hermetically sealed underground community . . .
From the Kafka Prize–winning author of Solaris, this is an entertaining and thought-provoking blend of politics, philosophy, humor, and science fiction.
Translated by Michael Kandel and Christine Rose
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In 'The Paper Menagerie,' set in the year 3149, the world grapples with the devastating effects of papyralysis—a paper-destroying blight that has erased much of the planet's written history. Amidst this backdrop, rare memoirs preserved in volcanic rock offer a glimpse into the enigmatic life of a man confined within a hermetically sealed underground community. Written by the Kafka Prize–winning author of Solaris, this novel is a captivating fusion of politics, philosophy, humor, and science fict
About the author
Stanislaw Lem is the most widely translated and best known science fiction author writing outside of the English language. Winner of the Kafka Prize, he is a contributor to many magazines, including the New Yorker, and he is the author of numerous works, including Solaris.
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