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A Perfect Vacuum by Stanislaw Lem; Transl. from the Pol. by Michael Kandel is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is A Perfect Vacuum about?

Described by critics as zany, tremendously amusing, fantastical­ ly humorous, and one of the most popular science-fiction writers in the world, Stanislaw Lem here breaks away from the science- fiction mold. Exercising his satiric wit and sophisticated knowledge, he invents books through reviews, spoofing various literary trends and styles. These reviews of nonexistent books point up the absurdities of our alarming civilization, with its fads and escalating silliness. There is u-w r it e -it , a literary erector set; SEXPL08I0N, in which three giant corporations, General Sexotics, Cybordelics, and Intercourse International, meet ruin, with disastrous effects on the economy; “The New Cosmogony,” purporting to be the address of a Nobel Prize winner —a waterfall of pseudo- erudition. Fantasy of the wildest kind informs every one of these hilarious explorations into that growing realm where mankind’s insanity masquerades as intellect. Translated by Michael Kandel

Who reads A Perfect Vacuum?

Author

Stanislaw Lem; Transl. from the Pol. by Michael Kandel

Publisher

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich

Published

1979

Language

EN

ISBN

9780151716975

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Children'S, Short Stories

Rating

4.18 / 5 (675 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14