Five Favorite Stanisław Lem Books
(I’ve read roughly half of Lem’s bibliography, so this list is only partially informed. For a great reckoning with Lem’s work by someone who has read him from beginning to end, you should take a look at this LRB essay by Jonathan Lethem. I have a strong preference for Lem in what Lethem identifies as his techno-fable and postmodernist modes.)
The Cyberiad (1965)
A Perfect Vacuum (1971)
Mortal Engines (1961)
Peace on Earth (1987)
One Human Minute (1986)
— February 21, 2022