His Master’s Voice
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His Master’s Voice is a philosophical science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem that explores humanity’s attempt to decode and understand a mysterious extraterrestrial signal.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Stanisław Lem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| fictionalProject | His Master’s Voice project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
interpretation of information
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methodology of scientific inquiry ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical fiction
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science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Russian ⓘ other languages ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
essayistic
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speculative ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
anthropocentrism
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attempt to decode an extraterrestrial signal ⓘ communication with extraterrestrial intelligence ⓘ epistemology ⓘ ethics of scientific research ⓘ limits of human cognition ⓘ uncertainty in science ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrator | Peter Hogarth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasis on theoretical discussion
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minimal direct depiction of aliens ⓘ skeptical view of human ability to understand alien messages ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Polish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Głos Pana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
classified scientific project
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decoding a mysterious neutrino signal ⓘ government-sponsored research program ⓘ |
| protagonist | Peter Hogarth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Fiasco
NERFINISHED
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Solaris NERFINISHED ⓘ The Invincible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Cold War era
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| subjectMatter |
extraterrestrial intelligence
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information theory ⓘ mathematics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| workOf | Stanisław Lem bibliography ⓘ |
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