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What is A Perfect Vacuum about?

.1 a"In a perfect vacuum, Stanislaw Lem presents a collection of book reviews of nonexistent works of literature - works that, in many cases, could not possibly be written. Embracing postmodernism's "games for games' sake" ethos, Lem joins the contest with hilarious and grotesque results."--BOOK JACKET. "Most of the "reviews" target the postmodern infatuation with antinarratives by lampooning their self-indulgence and exploiting their mannerisms. Lem exposes the limits of postmodern fiction, showing how its studious self-consciousness frequently conceals intellectual paucity. Beginning with a review of his own book, Lem moves on to tackle (or create pastiches of) the French new novel, James Joyce, pornography, authorless writing, and Dostoevsky, while at the same time ranging across scientific topics, from cosmology to the pervasiveness of computers."--BOOK J Review Praise for Stanislaw Lem: "[Lem is] a Jorge Luis Borges for the Space Age, who plays in earnest with every concept of philosophy and physics, from free will to probability theory." -- New York Times Book Review Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: Polish

Who reads A Perfect Vacuum?

Author

Lem, Stanislaw; Kandel, Michael

Publisher

Northwestern University Press

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780810117334

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction

Rating

4.18 / 5 (675 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14