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A Perfect Vacuum by Stanislav Lem

A Perfect Vacuum

Stanislav Lem, Stanisław Lem, Michael Kandel

HarperCollins · Paperback · April 20, 1983

This is a collection of perfect yet imaginary reviews of nonexistent books.

Short Stories (Single Author)Funny Sci-FiSatireshort story
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Who it’s for
Lem turns imaginary book reviews into a sly parade of literary invention.
Genres
Funny Sci-Fi, Short Stories (Single Author), Satire
Published
HarperCollins, April 20, 1983

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About this book

This is a collection of perfect yet imaginary reviews of nonexistent books. With insidious wit, the author beguiles us with a parade of delightful, disarmingly familiar inventions. "Lem is Harpo Marx and Franz Kafka and Isaac Asimov rolled up into one and down the white rabbit's hole" (Detroit News). A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

Fictional Reviews

Lem turns imaginary book reviews into a sly parade of literary invention.

Come here for

  • Reviews of books that don't exist, delivered with insidious wit
  • The strange pleasure of familiar inventions

Expect

  • A collection, not a conventional narrative
  • Disarming wit with a Kafka-meets-comic edge

Where it sits

Satire46%
Funny Sci-Fi45%
Short Stories (Single Author)39%

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Publisher categories

  • Epic Fantasy
  • Funny Fiction
  • Literary Fiction
  • Psychological Fiction
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  • Sci-Fi
  • Space Opera
  • Sci-Fi Short Stories
  • Short Stories (Single Author)
Authors
Stanislav Lem, Stanisław Lem, Michael Kandel
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
April 20, 1983
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Epic Fantasy