Rob W 0 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Solaris author Stanislaw Lem dies Stanislaw Lem Lem's works sold more than 27 million copies Polish author Stanislaw Lem, most famous for science fiction works including Solaris, has died aged 84, after suffering from heart disease. He sold more than 27 million copies of his works, translated into about 40 languages, and a number were filmed. His 1961 novel Solaris was made into a movie by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky in 1971 and again by American Steven Soderbergh in 2002. Soderbergh's version starred George Clooney and Natascha McElhone. Thaw Lem was born in 1921 in Lviv, then a Polish city but now part of Ukraine. He studied medicine there before World War II. In 1946 he moved to Krakow. He concentrated on science fiction writing, a genre regarded by the Polish socialist government as fairly harmless in terms of censorship. However, his first major novel, Hospital of the Transfiguration, went unpublished for eight years until the ideological thaw that followed Soviet leader Josef Stalin's death in 1953. Other key works included The Cyberiad in 1965. After the collapse of communism in eastern Europe, Lem turned to writing reports on future trends, including computer crime and the ethical problems of the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 5147 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Solaris author Stanislaw Lem diesStanislaw Lem Lem's works sold more than 27 million copies Polish author Stanislaw Lem, most famous for science fiction works including Solaris, has died aged 84, after suffering from heart disease. He sold more than 27 million copies of his works, translated into about 40 languages, and a number were filmed. His 1961 novel Solaris was made into a movie by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky in 1971 and again by American Steven Soderbergh in 2002. Soderbergh's version starred George Clooney and Natascha McElhone. Thaw Lem was born in 1921 in Lviv, then a Polish city but now part of Ukraine. He studied medicine there before World War II. In 1946 he moved to Krakow. He concentrated on science fiction writing, a genre regarded by the Polish socialist government as fairly harmless in terms of censorship. However, his first major novel, Hospital of the Transfiguration, went unpublished for eight years until the ideological thaw that followed Soviet leader Josef Stalin's death in 1953. Other key works included The Cyberiad in 1965. After the collapse of communism in eastern Europe, Lem turned to writing reports on future trends, including computer crime and the ethical problems of the internet. 111267[/snapback] Solaris (w/ George Clooney) is possibly the worst movie I have ever seen........ RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Solaris author Stanislaw Lem diesStanislaw Lem Lem's works sold more than 27 million copies Polish author Stanislaw Lem, most famous for science fiction works including Solaris, has died aged 84, after suffering from heart disease. He sold more than 27 million copies of his works, translated into about 40 languages, and a number were filmed. His 1961 novel Solaris was made into a movie by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky in 1971 and again by American Steven Soderbergh in 2002. Soderbergh's version starred George Clooney and Natascha McElhone. Thaw Lem was born in 1921 in Lviv, then a Polish city but now part of Ukraine. He studied medicine there before World War II. In 1946 he moved to Krakow. He concentrated on science fiction writing, a genre regarded by the Polish socialist government as fairly harmless in terms of censorship. However, his first major novel, Hospital of the Transfiguration, went unpublished for eight years until the ideological thaw that followed Soviet leader Josef Stalin's death in 1953. Other key works included The Cyberiad in 1965. After the collapse of communism in eastern Europe, Lem turned to writing reports on future trends, including computer crime and the ethical problems of the internet. 111267[/snapback] Solaris (w/ George Clooney) is possibly the worst movie I have ever seen........ RIP 111397[/snapback] i dont think its the worst - but it is extremely slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Solaris author Stanislaw Lem diesStanislaw Lem Lem's works sold more than 27 million copies Polish author Stanislaw Lem, most famous for science fiction works including Solaris, has died aged 84, after suffering from heart disease. He sold more than 27 million copies of his works, translated into about 40 languages, and a number were filmed. His 1961 novel Solaris was made into a movie by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky in 1971 and again by American Steven Soderbergh in 2002. Soderbergh's version starred George Clooney and Natascha McElhone. Thaw Lem was born in 1921 in Lviv, then a Polish city but now part of Ukraine. He studied medicine there before World War II. In 1946 he moved to Krakow. He concentrated on science fiction writing, a genre regarded by the Polish socialist government as fairly harmless in terms of censorship. However, his first major novel, Hospital of the Transfiguration, went unpublished for eight years until the ideological thaw that followed Soviet leader Josef Stalin's death in 1953. Other key works included The Cyberiad in 1965. After the collapse of communism in eastern Europe, Lem turned to writing reports on future trends, including computer crime and the ethical problems of the internet. 111267[/snapback] Solaris (w/ George Clooney) is possibly the worst movie I have ever seen........ RIP 111397[/snapback] Agreed, I've had more pleasure at the dentist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras 234 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Solaris author Stanislaw Lem diesStanislaw Lem Lem's works sold more than 27 million copies Polish author Stanislaw Lem, most famous for science fiction works including Solaris, has died aged 84, after suffering from heart disease. He sold more than 27 million copies of his works, translated into about 40 languages, and a number were filmed. His 1961 novel Solaris was made into a movie by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky in 1971 and again by American Steven Soderbergh in 2002. Soderbergh's version starred George Clooney and Natascha McElhone. Thaw Lem was born in 1921 in Lviv, then a Polish city but now part of Ukraine. He studied medicine there before World War II. In 1946 he moved to Krakow. He concentrated on science fiction writing, a genre regarded by the Polish socialist government as fairly harmless in terms of censorship. However, his first major novel, Hospital of the Transfiguration, went unpublished for eight years until the ideological thaw that followed Soviet leader Josef Stalin's death in 1953. Other key works included The Cyberiad in 1965. After the collapse of communism in eastern Europe, Lem turned to writing reports on future trends, including computer crime and the ethical problems of the internet. 111267[/snapback] Solaris (w/ George Clooney) is possibly the worst movie I have ever seen........ RIP 111397[/snapback] Agreed, I've had more pleasure at the dentist. 111416[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Solaris author Stanislaw Lem diesStanislaw Lem Lem's works sold more than 27 million copies Polish author Stanislaw Lem, most famous for science fiction works including Solaris, has died aged 84, after suffering from heart disease. He sold more than 27 million copies of his works, translated into about 40 languages, and a number were filmed. His 1961 novel Solaris was made into a movie by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky in 1971 and again by American Steven Soderbergh in 2002. Soderbergh's version starred George Clooney and Natascha McElhone. Thaw Lem was born in 1921 in Lviv, then a Polish city but now part of Ukraine. He studied medicine there before World War II. In 1946 he moved to Krakow. He concentrated on science fiction writing, a genre regarded by the Polish socialist government as fairly harmless in terms of censorship. However, his first major novel, Hospital of the Transfiguration, went unpublished for eight years until the ideological thaw that followed Soviet leader Josef Stalin's death in 1953. Other key works included The Cyberiad in 1965. After the collapse of communism in eastern Europe, Lem turned to writing reports on future trends, including computer crime and the ethical problems of the internet. 111267[/snapback] Solaris (w/ George Clooney) is possibly the worst movie I have ever seen........ RIP 111397[/snapback] Agreed, I've had more pleasure at the dentist. 111416[/snapback] 111421[/snapback] and as for the orthodontist......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Solaris author Stanislaw Lem diesStanislaw Lem Lem's works sold more than 27 million copies Polish author Stanislaw Lem, most famous for science fiction works including Solaris, has died aged 84, after suffering from heart disease. He sold more than 27 million copies of his works, translated into about 40 languages, and a number were filmed. His 1961 novel Solaris was made into a movie by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky in 1971 and again by American Steven Soderbergh in 2002. Soderbergh's version starred George Clooney and Natascha McElhone. Thaw Lem was born in 1921 in Lviv, then a Polish city but now part of Ukraine. He studied medicine there before World War II. In 1946 he moved to Krakow. He concentrated on science fiction writing, a genre regarded by the Polish socialist government as fairly harmless in terms of censorship. However, his first major novel, Hospital of the Transfiguration, went unpublished for eight years until the ideological thaw that followed Soviet leader Josef Stalin's death in 1953. Other key works included The Cyberiad in 1965. After the collapse of communism in eastern Europe, Lem turned to writing reports on future trends, including computer crime and the ethical problems of the internet. 111267[/snapback] Solaris (w/ George Clooney) is possibly the worst movie I have ever seen........ RIP 111397[/snapback] Agreed, I've had more pleasure at the dentist. 111416[/snapback] 111421[/snapback] and as for the orthodontist......... 111423[/snapback] These grandiose titles some fuckin' people like to give themselves these days really boils my piss Come the revolution, brothers, come the revolution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 More to the point, who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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