The Cyberiad (Polish: Cyberiada) is a series of short stories by Stanisław Lem. The Polish version was first published in 1967, with an English translation appearing in 1974. The main protagonists of the series are Trurl and Klapaucius, the...
Polish science-fiction author (b. Sept. 12, 1921, Lwow, Pol. [now Lviv, Ukraine ]—d. March 27, 2006, Krakow, Pol. ), wrote both traditional science fiction and dark allegorical tales that veered between humanism and despair about human limitations. His best-known novel was Cannes Festival in 1972;...
In the following essay, Hayles explores the dichotomy of Lem's intuitive approach to writing and analytical scrutiny, drawing upon The Cyberiad and His Master's Voice as representative examples.
