Overview

These wickedly authentic introductions to twenty-first-century books preface tomes on teaching English to bacteria, using animated X-rays to create "pornograms," and analyzing computer-generated literature through the science of "bitistics." "Lem, a science fiction Bach, plays in this book a googleplex of variations on his basic themes" (New York Times Book Review). Translated by Marc E. Heine. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

ISBN-13

9780156441803

ISBN-10

0156441802

Weight

0.52 Pounds

Dimensions

5.50 x 0.65 x 8.50 In

List Price

$16.95

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

264 pages

Publisher

Harper Voyager

Published On

1985-10-28



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