Eden (Lem novel)

Eden is a 1959 report published by Stanisław Lem sci-fi novel, subtitled " novel of an alien civilization."

Action

An alien space ship crashes on the unexplored planet Eden. The six -man crew - consisting of one coordinator, engineer, physicist, chemist, and cybernetician doctor - trying to repair their spaceship and undertakes reconnaissance trips into one of Lem described in detail strange world. So they visit, for example, a fully automated factory in which the production cycle of the workpieces has shorted.

The intelligent inhabitants of the planet are baptized by the astronauts because of its shape " Doppelts ". A delicate upper body riding on a strong lower body into which he can retreat (about the kind of kangaroo bag ). The Doppelts have a highly developed technical civilization: Disc-shaped land vehicles, electric font and an enigmatic " mechanochemistry ". The astronauts will be discovered and incorporated by a crystal wall, but they cut through their nuclear launchers, in order to extract material for the spaceship repair.

Towards the end of their stay, there is a first "contact " with a double - scientist who runs tragically in several ways: firstly, the double through the passage of a radioactively contaminated hole in the wall is doomed, on the other hand experienced astronauts fragmentarily of a pernicious dictatorship, their very existence denied and the population undergoes genetic manipulations. An intervention is hopeless - and so they fly after successful repair of the rocket again.

Interpretation

The crew constructed gradually from their observations a picture of the situation on Eden in full awareness of their hopelessly anthropocentric viewpoint which prevents a real understanding inevitably. It's Lem here to the representation of the emotional and intellectual response to the "unknown " as a central theme of the genre of science fiction. This is also evident in the permanent discussions of scientists, each representing a corresponding function of their approach.

The second theme is also central to the genre: the critical representation of earthly conditions in the " alien " worlds. Lem succeed here the nightmarish vision of an advanced totalitarian system, where technical production processes have become independent and even extend to the biological level. This has the novel addition of hidden criticism of communist dictatorship a startling actuality and is still one of the most important works of European science fiction.

Expenditure

  • Stanislaw Lem: Eden. Iskry, Warszawa 1959
  • Stanislaw Lem: Eden. ( German translation of Caesar Rymarowicz ) Publisher nation and the world, ( East) Berlin 1971
  • The same translation published as: Eden. Novel of an alien civilization. Nymphenburg Verlagshandlung, Munich 1972

Media

  • Eden. Novel of an alien civilization, spoken by Jochen Striebeck, 6 CDs, Langen / Müller Audio Books 2006 ( abridged version ). ISBN 978-3-7844-4084-2

Science fiction works: 1951 Astronauci (Eng. The Planet of Death, 1954) | 1955 Obłok Magellana (German guest in Space, 1956) | 1957 Dzienniki gwiazdowe (Eng. The Star Diaries, 1961) | 1960 Eden (Eng. 1960) | Solaris 1961 | 1961 Powrót z Gwiazd (Eng. transfer, 1974) | 1964 Niezwyciężony (Eng. The Invincible, 1967) | 1964 Bajki robotów (Eng. Mortal, 1969) | 1965 Cyberiada (German Cyberiad, 1983) | 1968 Opowieści o pilocie Pirxie (German pilot Pirx, 1978) | 1968 Glos Pana (Eng. the voice of the Lord, 1981) | 1969 Opowiadania (Eng. night and Schimmel, 1976) | 1971 Congress futurologiczny (Eng. the futurological Congress, 1974) | 1981 Zagadka (Eng. The Riddle ) | 1981 Golem XIV (Eng. Thus Spoke Golem, 1984) | 1982 Wizja Lokalna (German Lokaltermin, 1985) | 1987 fiasco

Various: 1957 Dialogi (German Dialogues, 1980) | 1959 Śledztwo (Eng. The study, 1975) | 1971 Doskonała proznia (Eng. Perfect Vacuum, 1973 The absolute vacuum, 1984) | 1973 wielkość urojona, (German Imaginary size, 1976) | 1964 Summa Technologiae (Eng. 1976) | 1976 Qatar (Eng. the sniffles 1976) | 1983 One Human minute, (Eng. A minute of humanity, 1983)

Filmed: 1960 The Silent Star | 1963 Ikarie XB 1 | 1968 Solaris | Solaris 1972 | 1973 examination | 1978 test flight to Saturn | 2002 Solaris | 2007/2011 Ijon Tichy: Space Pilot

  • Works by Stanisław Lem
  • Science fiction literature
  • Novel, epic
  • Literary work
  • Literature ( Polish)
  • Literature ( 20th century)
Cybernetics Physician Solaris (novel) The Cyberiad His Master's Voice (novel) The Investigation A Perfect Vacuum The Chain of Chance First Spaceship on Venus Solaris (1968 film) Solaris (1972 film) Solaris (2002 film)
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