Lemistry

Lemistry: A Celebration of the Work of Stanisław Lem is a 2012 anthology associated with the work of Polish science fiction writer Stanisław Lem.[1][2] It includes three Lem's short stories translated into English for the first time, as well as a number of Lem's fanfics and essays about Lem's work.[3][4][5]

Six stories from the book (Lem's stories, as well as "Snail", "Stanlemian", and "The Apocrypha of Lem") were nominated for the 2012 Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards, category "Short Form Award".[6]

Contents

The collection consists of three parts.

"Originals"

The three Lem's short stories were translated into English by Antolia LLoyd-Jones for the first time. Aiden O'Reilly notes that while these are not the best representation of Lem, they will be of interest to Lem's fans.[7]

  • "The Lilo"
    First published in Polish 1996, under the title "Materac" ("Mattress") in the collection Zagadka [The Enigma];[8] German title: "Die Blaurote Luftmatratze" ["Blue-red air mattress"]
  • "Darkness and Mildew"
    First appeared in 1959, in the collection Inwazja z Aldebarana as "Ciemność i pleśń"[8]
  • "Invasion from Aldebaran"
    First appeared in 1959, in the collection Inwazja z Aldebarana[8] A drunken villager defeats an alien invasion.[7]

"Reconstructed Originals"

  • Another spoof of Lem's faux reviews; a "review" of a book about the literary works (and legal wrangles) of three post hominem Lems (postLems), which are three different posthumous computer simulations of Lem based on different principles.

"Apocrypha"

References

  1. ^ Lemistry: A Celebration of the Work of Stanisław Lem, culture.pl
  2. ^ Lemistry: A Celebration of the Work of Stanisław Lem, edited by Ra Page and Magda Raczyńska, Comma Press, 2011 (in the Interner Archive)
  3. ^ a b Adam Marek, Lemistry
  4. ^ Lemistry at Lem's official website
  5. ^ Richard P. Grant, Review. Stories of discovery: Litmus and Lemistry, lablit.com, 18 March 2012
  6. ^ Nominations 2011
  7. ^ a b c d Aiden O'Reilly, Lemistry book review
  8. ^ a b c Lemistry copyright notices
  9. ^ Steve Mollmann, Review: Lemistry edited by Ra Page & Magda Raczyńska