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Stanislaw Lem Dies in Krakow

Posted by ryuzaki0 on

1Eye wrote to mention that well-known SF author Stanislaw Lem passed away today. The Polish author was 84, and was probably best known for the novel 'Solaris'. From the AP article: "Solaris, published in 1961 and set on an isolated space stations, was made into a film epic 10 years later by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky and into a 2002 Hollywood remake shot by Steven Sodebergh and starring George Clooney."

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  1. Sore Loser Post by ewhac · · Score: 0, Redundant
    2006-03-27 19:40:30 Stanislaw Lem: 1921 - 2006 (Index,Sci-Fi) (rejected)

    BTW, here's Stanislaw Lem's Web Site.

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