by Stanisław Lem · Mandarin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780749305291
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In 'The Futurological Congress', Ijon Tichy is sent to the 8th World Futurological Congress by Prof Tarantoga. The conference focuses on overpopulation and is held at the Costa Rica Hilton in Nounas. The story unfolds in a world where reality and hallucination intertwine, exploring themes of social control, manipulation, and the search for truth in a chaotic and absurd environment. Tichy faces extreme situations and bodily transformations as he tries to understand the nature of his own existence and that of the society around him.
Stanisław Herman Lem was a Polish writer. He was the author of many novels, short stories, and essays on various subjects, including philosophy, futurology, and literary criticism. Many of his science fiction stories are of satirical and humorous character. Lem's books have been translated into more than 50 languages and have sold more than 45 million copies. Worldwide, he is best known as the author of the 1961 novel Solaris. In 1976, Theodore Sturgeon wrote that Lem was the most widely read science fiction writer in the world.
