Solaris. Eden

"Solaris" is the undisputed pinnacle of Stanislav Lem's work, a work that influenced the development of 20th-century science fiction, including Russian science fiction. The novel has been filmed twice, and radio plays, performances, and even a ballet have been staged based on it! So, what is Solaris? A boundless thinking ocean pursuing goals incomprehensible to man, a subtle tuning fork that transforms human feelings into material form? A psychologist's nightmare come true or a spiritual healer? More than 50 years have passed since the book was published, but its readers continue to ask questions that cannot be answered without looking into their own hearts. "Eden" is an amazing fusion of dynamic action, social drama and harsh dystopia - it can be safely put on a par with such classic works of science fiction as "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury and George Orwell's novel "1984". "Among the stars, the unknown awaits us!" - Lem's phrase, which has become a winged phrase, has a noticeably bitter taste of disappointment. The process of cognition carries a poisonous core, and the humanism inherent in humanity turns out to be powerless when faced with an alien alien mind on the beautiful and mysterious planet of Eden ...