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The Futurological Congress

by Stanisław Lem

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The Futurological Congress is a 1971 black humour science fiction novel by Polish author Stanisław Lem. It details the exploits of the hero of a number of his stories, Ijon Tichy, as he visits the Eighth World Futurological Congress at a Hilton Hotel in Costa Rica.[note 1] The book is Lem's take on the science fictional trope of an apparently Utopian future that turns out to be an illusion.

First published: 1976 166 pages
Category
Science Fiction
Priority
Must-Read
Author works
6
Language
eng
Subjects
Science fiction

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