The Star Diaries

Ijon Tichy, Lem's Candide of the Cosmos, encounters bizarre civilizations and creatures in space that serve to satirize science, the rational mind, theology, and other icons of human pride. Line drawings by the Author. Translated by Michael Kandel. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

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E Clou
May 10, 2023
8/10 stars
I read this because it was my dad's book. It's a Kandal translation. There's so many ideas in this collection that I assume it's inspired a lot of the science fiction we know. Surely the 8th voyage inspired the first episode of Star Trek the next generation? The very character of Ijon Tichy might have inspired Doctor Who. This was wildly creative, often philosophical, and sometimes funny.

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