{"product_id":"solaris-9780156027601","title":"Solaris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A fantastic book.\" --Steven Soderbergh\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When psychologist Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds himself confronting a painful memory embodied in the physical likeness of a past lover. Kelvin learns that he is not alone in this and that other crews examining the planet are plagued with their own repressed and newly real memories. Could it be, as Solaris scientists speculate, that the ocean may be a massive neural center creating these memories, for a reason no one can identify? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Long considered a classic, \u003cem\u003eSolaris\u003c\/em\u003e asks the question: Can we understand the universe around us without first understanding what lies within? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A novel that makes you reevaluate the nature of intelligence itself.\" --Anne McCaffrey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLem, Stanislaw:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Stanislaw Lem (1921-2006) was the most widely translated and best known science fiction author writing outside of the English language. Winner of the Kafka Prize, he was a contributor to many magazines, including the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003e and the author of numerous works, including \u003ci\u003eSolaris.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKilmartin, Joanna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - JOANNA KILMARTIN (1929-2005) was a renowned translator of such works as Francoise Sagan's \u003ci\u003eSunlight on Cold Water, \u003c\/i\u003eMarcel Proust's\u003ci\u003e In Search of Lost Time, \u003c\/i\u003e and Stanislaw Lem's \u003ci\u003eSolaris.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Harper Voyager","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591853314322,"sku":"9780156027601","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_621d0e1d-475e-4b7a-a612-1c86734e69ad.jpg?v=1737079990","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/solaris-9780156027601","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}