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Stanislaw Lem The Hospital of the Transfiguration (Paperback) MIT Press. At first the asylum seems like a bucolic refuge, but a series of sinister encounters and incidents reveal an underlying brutality. Author: Stanislaw Lem. Written in 1948, it was suppressed by Polish censors and not published until 1955. Further DetailsTitle: The Hospital of the Transfiguration Condition: New Author: Stanislaw Lem Translator: William Brand Contributor: William Brand (Translated by) Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 0262538490 EAN: 9780262538497 ISBN: 9780262538497 Publisher: MIT Press Genre: Fiction Topic: Science Fiction Release Date: 02/18/2020 Description: An early realist novel by Stanislaw Lem, taking place in a Polish psychiatric hospital during World War II. Taking place within the confines of a psychiatric hospital, Stanislaw Lem's The Hospital of the Transfiguration tells the story of a young doctor working in a Polish asylum during World War II. At first the asylum seems like a bucolic refuge, but a series of sinister encounters and incidents reveal an underlying brutality. The doctor begins to seek relief in the strange conversation of the poet Sekulowski, who is posing as a patient in a bid for safety from the occupying German forces. Meanwhile, Resistance fighters stockpile weapons in the surrounding woods. A very early work by Lem, The Hospital of the Transfiguration is partly autobiographical, drawing on the author's experiences as a medical student. Written in 1948, it was suppressed by Polish censors and not published until 1955. The censorship of this realist novel is partly what led Lem to focus on science fiction and nonfiction for the rest of his career. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 203mm Item Length: 137mm Item Width: 14mm Series: MIT Press Release Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
