29 marca 2006
Stanisław Lem
Science fiction great Stanisław Lem has died at the age of 85 (English translation here.) He is the most widely read Polish writer in the world. His greatest novel, Solaris, was called Crime and Punishment in space. The novel was short compared to some "space opera," but was also incredibly complex. It even had some subtle satirical elements that were often missed by readers.The recent movie adaptation staring George Clooney ended up being misunderstood too, even though it had to focus only on a few aspects of the book. Most reviewers thought it was just a "love story in space," a preconception fueled by a misleading ad campaign. There was also an earlier Russian version released in 1972.
Lem had little regard for most science fiction, and he termed himself a "philisophical writer." Some think that his attitude toward the genre may come from poorly translated novels that he read in his youth. Apparently, he liked Philip K. Dick though.
Hasta la proxima. Do zobaczenia.
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there is a huge problem with bad translations of all books. If we had better translations of fictional books, perhaps we might understand other cultures better.
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