{"product_id":"memoirs-of-a-space-traveler-stanislaw-lem-9780262538503","title":"Memoirs of a Space Traveler: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy","description":"\u003cb\u003eMeet Ijon Tichy--a space age adventurer who encounters faulty time machines, intelligent washing machines, and other puzzling phenomena--in this collection from a science fiction legend.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMemoirs of a Space Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e follows the adventures of Ijon Tichy, a Gulliver of the space age, who leads readers through strange experiments involving, among other puzzling phenomena, faulty time machines, intelligent washing machines, and suicidal potatoes. The scientists Tichy encounters make plans that are grandiose, and strike bargains that are Faustian. They pursue humanity's greatest and most ancient obsessions: immortality, artificial intelligence, and top-of-the-line consumer items. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy turns satirical, philosophical, and absurd, these stories express the most starkly original and prescient notions of a master of speculative fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanislaw Lem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262538504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262538503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/17\/2020","brand":"Stanislaw Lem","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048129851647,"sku":"9780262538503","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5a9af0ea-1fca-477f-9bb6-2c5688a86dc7.jpg?v=1684994061","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/memoirs-of-a-space-traveler-stanislaw-lem-9780262538503","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}