Lem Book

[Vivek Ahlawat]

This chain brings us to the German writer Christoph
Ransmayr. His novel DOG KING deals with the what if
theme in a very different way. War's over in west but
continues in the Pacific. This is a very creative book
and several of the scenes can be compared to GR. I
remember a favourable Rushdie blurb or review.
Highly recommended. 

--- Dave Monroe <monroe at mpm.edu> wrote:
> 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
> 


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