3.5
His Master's Voice
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Scientists must decode a message from intelligent beings in outer space in this classic science fiction tale by the legendary author of Solaris.
“The universe is still struggling to catch up with the vast creative force that was Stanisław Lem.” —Washington Post
By pure chance, scientists detect a signal from space that may be communication from rational beings. How can people of Earth understand this message, knowing nothing about the senders—including whether or not they even exist?
Written as the memoir of a mathematician who participates in the government project (code name: His Master’s Voice) attempting to decode what seems to be a message from outer space, this classic novel shows scientists grappling with fundamental questions about the nature of reality, the confines of knowledge, the limitations of the human mind, and the ethics of military-sponsored scientific research.
“The universe is still struggling to catch up with the vast creative force that was Stanisław Lem.” —Washington Post
By pure chance, scientists detect a signal from space that may be communication from rational beings. How can people of Earth understand this message, knowing nothing about the senders—including whether or not they even exist?
Written as the memoir of a mathematician who participates in the government project (code name: His Master’s Voice) attempting to decode what seems to be a message from outer space, this classic novel shows scientists grappling with fundamental questions about the nature of reality, the confines of knowledge, the limitations of the human mind, and the ethics of military-sponsored scientific research.
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Maja 🦎
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“Doceniam za piękny język, choć przemyślenia bohatera niekiedy trudno było mi do końca zrozumieć... Chyba zawyczajnie nie polubiłam się z narratorem - brakowało mi poczucia tej niewyobrażalnie dużej liczby możliwości tego, skąd (i od kogo) pochodził Głos Pana. Główny bohater nieświadomie wpada w pułapkę idealizowania (być może nieistniejących) Nadawców przez swoją niechęć do koncepcji deterministycznych oraz potrzebę usprawiedliwienia swojej osobistej "walki" ze złem. Rozważania narratora - w mojej ocenie - zbyt ogólne i opierające się w dużej mierze na kanwie czegoś, co właściwie się nie wydarzyło; ani w rzeczywistości, ani pod postacią fikcji w powieści Lema 👤”
Shep
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“Dry and dense and brilliant. Anyone familiar with the world of government or government adjacent projects is going to recognize and appreciate the satire. Don’t expect a satisfying story (or much story at all), but there are some great ideas here that make it worthwhile. I probably would have been better with print than audiobook in this case, though the reader suited the narrator quite well, I thought.”
Jan Geertsema
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About Stanislaw Lem
Stanisław Lem (1921–2006), a writer called “worthy of the Nobel Prize” by the New York Times, was an internationally renowned author of novels, short stories, literary criticism, and philosophical essays. His books have been translated into forty-four languages and have sold more than thirty million copies.
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