ISBN: 9780156716864 - a perfect vacuum: sixteen witty faux reviews of imaginary books blend satire, philosophy, and science fiction into one literary hoax. (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Harvest/HBJ edition 1983. Translated from the Polish by Michael Kandel. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in Near Fine condition. "The undauntedly mordant, satirical mind of Stanislaw Lem, the Polish writer internationally acclaimed for his genius in science fiction and fantasy, has found brave new worlds for parody in this collection of perfect yet imaginary reviews of nonexistent books. With brilliantly insidious wit, the author called by some the master of terminal pessimism beguiles us with a parade of delightful, disarmingly familiar inventions--from 'U-Write-It,' a literary erector set; to 'Explosion,' a society driven to a glut of sexual delight by three giant corporations; to 'Gruppenfuhrer Louis XVI,' in which a Nazi war criminal re-creates France's Golden Age in the wilds of South America." [publisher copy] "He is Harpo Marx and Franz Kafka and Isaac Asimov rolled up into one and down the white rabbit's hole."--Detroit News. Pristine 39-year-old paperback w/sharp corners & crisp edges, a square binding w/no creases in spine, minor foxing to edges & slight used-bookstore smell.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 238 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.