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He was a true thinker and IMO is one of the giants of modern literature. When I was a kid I read "the Invincible" and was hooked. It is one of his simpler stor
by ptero 9y ago
He was a true thinker and IMO is one of the giants of modern literature.
When I was a kid I read "the Invincible" and was hooked. It is one of his simpler stories (which I still enjoy re-reading occasionally), but after that I read all of his fiction that I could find in a library. The need to be translated from Polish is a serious obstacle, though. To be enjoyed fully his works need a good translator.
- lobster_johnson 9y agoIt's amazing that until just a few years ago, there wasn't a direct translation of Solaris available in English. The English-language version, by Joanna Kilmartin and Steve Cox, was a translation of the French edition, which was know to be less than great. The first direct translation came out in 2011, by Bill Johnston, a professor of comparative literature.
- Wildgoose 9y agoAaargh! I've just bought a copy of Solaris and now I need to go home and check which version I bought. (I loved the Cyberiad when I read it as a schoolboy some thirty-odd years ago).