Stanislaw Lem

Stanisław Lem (Polish pronunciation: [staˈɲiswaf ˈlɛm] ; 12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish writer of science fiction,philosophy and satire. He was named a Knight of the Order of the White Eagle. His books have been translated into 41 languages and have sold over 27 million copies. He is perhaps best known as the author of the 1961 novel Solaris, which has been made into a feature filmthree times. In 1976 Theodore Sturgeon said that Lem was the most widely read science-fiction writer in the world.