Stanislav Lem died

Skybird · 03-28-06, 07:35 PM

Learned about that just today. A Fasciunating author of Science Fiction, critical in his views on the present, the future that may derive from the present, and finally the egenre of Science fiction itself. His novels "Solaris" and "Eden" have left their impression in my mind, "especially Solaris" which was turned into an excellent movie by Andrej Tarkowski - a work whose complexity and philosophical depth the new film by Soderborg (with George Clooney) never was able to rival with (but taken for itself, and visually, it was okay, just too shallow)

On of his last interviews, in German, sorry:
http://www.heise.de/bin/tp/issue/r4/...048&mode=print

Polak · 03-29-06, 05:15 AM

He was a great Pole, may he rest in peace.

StdDev · 03-29-06, 09:49 AM

Solaris is a great book! It probably describes the most likely events of human beings encountering a truly alien entity.
RIP Stanislav

Polak · 03-29-06, 03:22 PM

Small corrections to the names>

StanisÅ‚aw Lem
Andrzej Tarkowski

Sorry that I'm so anal about it, but the names sound so russian when misspelled.

Skybird · 03-29-06, 03:28 PM

Tarkowski WAS a Russian. He got kicked out of the USSR, for not being Soviet enough, though.

Polak · 03-29-06, 04:05 PM

Okey, didn't know that, thanks for pointing it out.

Andrei Tarkovsky - Russian spelling
Andrzej Tarkowski - Polish spelling

TLAM Strike · 03-29-06, 04:30 PM

Technically he was Ukrainian, from Lviv ("LwÃ³w" to the Poles).

Wiki Bio

Polak · 03-29-06, 06:24 PM

LwÃ³w was Polish before the war and before the ********ng Yalta Convention. It was there that Churchill and Roosevelt sold us away to Stalin.

LwÃ³w was once a great prosperous Polish city, many famous Polish intellectuals studied in that city. Before the war LwÃ³w was the cultural centrum of Poland. The city is also famous for the LwÃ³w Eaglets, they where Polish child soldiers that defended the city druing the Polish-Ukranian war (1918-1919). After the defence of the LwÃ³w Eaglets the city was decorated with the Virtuti Militari, which is Poland's highest military decoration. It is also the worlds oldest still existing military decoration. LwÃ³w is a city which will allways have a special place in our hearts...

A funny thing is that when I read "TLAM Strike"s post and started writing this one, I was llistening to a Polish song about LwÃ³w.

CCIP · 03-29-06, 06:29 PM

Great man, that's all I can say.

Torpedo Fodder · 03-29-06, 11:16 PM

This is a surprise to me: I thought he died years ago...

In any case, Rest In Peace...

03-28-06, 07:35 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,620 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Stanislav Lem died Learned about that just today. A Fasciunating author of Science Fiction, critical in his views on the present, the future that may derive from the present, and finally the egenre of Science fiction itself. His novels "Solaris" and "Eden" have left their impression in my mind, "especially Solaris" which was turned into an excellent movie by Andrej Tarkowski - a work whose complexity and philosophical depth the new film by Soderborg (with George Clooney) never was able to rival with (but taken for itself, and visually, it was okay, just too shallow) On of his last interviews, in German, sorry: http://www.heise.de/bin/tp/issue/r4/...048&mode=print __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-29-06, 05:15 AM	#2
Polak Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland/Sweden Posts: 808 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	He was a great Pole, may he rest in peace. __________________

03-29-06, 03:22 PM	#4
Polak Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland/Sweden Posts: 808 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Small corrections to the names> StanisÅ‚aw Lem Andrzej Tarkowski Sorry that I'm so anal about it, but the names sound so russian when misspelled. __________________

03-29-06, 03:28 PM	#5
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,620 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Tarkowski WAS a Russian. He got kicked out of the USSR, for not being Soviet enough, though. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-29-06, 04:05 PM	#6
Polak Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland/Sweden Posts: 808 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Okey, didn't know that, thanks for pointing it out. Andrei Tarkovsky - Russian spelling Andrzej Tarkowski - Polish spelling __________________

03-29-06, 09:49 AM	#3
StdDev Legend of the Sea Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the Great Wet North Posts: 635 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Solaris is a great book! It probably describes the most likely events of human beings encountering a truly alien entity. RIP Stanislav

03-29-06, 04:30 PM	#7
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Technically he was Ukrainian, from Lviv ("LwÃ³w" to the Poles). Wiki Bio __________________

03-29-06, 06:24 PM	#8
Polak Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland/Sweden Posts: 808 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	LwÃ³w was Polish before the war and before the ********ng Yalta Convention. It was there that Churchill and Roosevelt sold us away to Stalin. LwÃ³w was once a great prosperous Polish city, many famous Polish intellectuals studied in that city. Before the war LwÃ³w was the cultural centrum of Poland. The city is also famous for the LwÃ³w Eaglets, they where Polish child soldiers that defended the city druing the Polish-Ukranian war (1918-1919). After the defence of the LwÃ³w Eaglets the city was decorated with the Virtuti Militari, which is Poland's highest military decoration. It is also the worlds oldest still existing military decoration. LwÃ³w is a city which will allways have a special place in our hearts... A funny thing is that when I read "TLAM Strike"s post and started writing this one, I was llistening to a Polish song about LwÃ³w. __________________

03-29-06, 06:29 PM	#9
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Great man, that's all I can say. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-29-06, 11:16 PM	#10
Torpedo Fodder Ensign Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Whitby, Ontario Posts: 234 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This is a surprise to me: I thought he died years ago... In any case, Rest In Peace... __________________ Si vis pacem, para bellum - If you want peace, prepare for war. "Those who turn their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't"