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Fiasco by Stanislaw Lem is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Fiasco about?
The planet Quinta is pocked by ugly mounds and covered by a spiderweb-like network. It is a kingdom of phantoms and of a beauty afflicted by madness. In stark contrast, the crew of the spaceship Hermes represents a knowledge-seeking Earth. As they approach Quinta, a dark poetry takes over and leads them into a nightmare of misunderstanding. Translated by Michael Kandel. A Helen and Kurt Wolff BookLanguage NotesText: English, Polish (translation) About the AuthorStanislaw Lem is the most widely translated and best known science fiction author writing outside of the English language. Winner of the Kafka Prize, he is a contributor to many magazines, including the New Yorker, and he is the author of numerous works, including Solaris.
Who reads Fiasco?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Stanislaw Lem
- Publisher
- Mariner Books
- Published
- 1988
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780156306300
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 4.11 / 5 (1,811 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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