Zadziwienie i interpretacja, czyli literatury uczymy się ciągle. Ze Stanisławem Lemem rozmawia Mateusz Nowak
Amazement and Interpretation: On the Never-Ending Study of Literature. Stanisław Lem in Conversation with Mateusz Nowak

Author(s): Mateusz Nowak, Stanisław Lem
Contributor(s): Piotr Gorliński-Kucik (Editor), Paweł Jędrzejko (Editor)
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Stanisław Lem; literary theory; science fiction; interview; Mateusz Nowak; critical edition
Summary/Abstract: Amazement and Interpretation: On the Never-Ending Study of Literature. Stanisław Lem in Conversation with Mateusz Nowak gathers a series of conversations between Mateusz Nowak and Stanisław Lem, conducted from 1992 to 2004—perhaps the very last book of its kind. While some of these dialogues appeared in print years ago, the heart of this volume is Stanisław Lem as a Connoisseur of Literature, a previously unpublished, in-depth interview that sheds new light on Lem’s literary worldview. Here, Lem speaks freely—incisive in his judgments, unafraid to revisit the past, and razor-sharp in his insights into contemporary literature, politics, and technology. Thoughtfully edited and critically introduced by Piotr Gorliński-Kucik and Paweł Jędrzejko, and featuring a foreword by acclaimed Lem scholar Professor Stanisław Bereś, this book offers an extraordinary glimpse into the mind of one of the twentieth century’s most original thinkers—captured in the quiet intimacy of his Kraków study.

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