Solaris (novel)

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philosophical novel science fiction novel

Solaris is a 1961 science fiction novel by Polish author Stanisław Lem that explores human consciousness and the limits of understanding through a mysterious sentient ocean on an alien planet.

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Label Occurrences
Solaris (novel) canonical 2
Rheya in Solaris 1
Solaris 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf philosophical novel ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ
adaptedInto Solaris (1968 television film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Solaris (1972 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Solaris (2002 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
opera Solaris NERFINISHED ⓘ
author Stanisław Lem NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralElement sentient ocean ⓘ
character Hari NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kris Kelvin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sartorius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Snaut NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Poland ⓘ
depicts space station orbiting Solaris ⓘ
explores limitations of scientific method in understanding the alien ⓘ
features materialization of human memories ⓘ
genre philosophical fiction ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
hasForm prose narrative ⓘ
hasMotive confrontation with the subconscious ⓘ
impossibility of truly knowing the Other ⓘ
hasReception considered a classic of science fiction ⓘ
widely studied in literary criticism ⓘ
hasTitleInPolish Solaris NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTranslation Solaris (English translation) NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced philosophical discussions of alien intelligence in science fiction ⓘ
literaryMovement Polish science fiction ⓘ
mainCharacter Kris Kelvin NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainTheme contact with alien intelligence ⓘ
human consciousness ⓘ
incommunicability ⓘ
limits of human understanding ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
notableEnglishTranslator Bill Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joanna Kilmartin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Steve Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalLanguage Polish ⓘ
partOfAuthorOeuvre Stanisław Lem's speculative fiction works ⓘ
publicationYear 1961 ⓘ
publisherOfFirstEdition Polish publisher (unspecified in prompt) ⓘ
setIn planet Solaris ⓘ
subjectMatter epistemology ⓘ
guilt ⓘ
identity ⓘ
memory ⓘ
timePeriodOfPublication 20th century ⓘ

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Solaris (1972 film) → basedOn → Solaris (novel) ⓘ
Solaris → basedOn → Solaris (novel) ⓘ
subject surface form: Solaris (1972 film)
Natascha McElhone → notableWork → Solaris (novel) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Solaris
Natascha McElhone → portrayedCharacter → Solaris (novel) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rheya in Solaris