Lem Book

[Dave Monroe]

Imaginary Magnitude, yes, indeed, everyone, and thanks for cluing me into Lem's continued existence,
not to mention publication.  I notice that Northwestern University Press is putting out at least his
lesser known works, and I presume they have some interest in keeping up with him.  But, you know, I
was most interested in the Nazis-in-the-Amazon nonbook as well--should I be disturbed by that?  Tend
to read an awful lot of those "what if Hitler had won the war?" books.  Best on: Philip K. Dick's
The Man in the High Castle, but for an esp. interesting "what if Hitler had survived the war?"
novel, do see George Steiner's (?!) The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H., kindly put back in print
by the good people at The University of Chicago Press ...

John Peacock wrote:

> > Dave Monroe said:
> >
> > I'd think Lem would indeed be of interest here, esp. Solaris, The Cyberiad, A Perfect Vacuum,
> > er,
> > that other one kinda like A Perfect Vacuum ...
>
> It's  called One Human Minute - both are books of reviews of nonexistent books, of which my
> favourite is Gruppenfuhrer Louis XVI in A Perfect Vacuum, which would make a wonderful Herzog
> movie (the nonexistent book, obviously, not the existent review). What a shame Klaus Kinski is
> no longer with us to play Taudlitz.
>
> And let's not forget The Star Diaries and The Futurological Congress (to which The Matrix owes a
> huge debt, methinks).
>
> Which is the book of forewords to non-existent books?
>
> John