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Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy - Stanislaw Lem

Description: ISBN 0156340402 / Author: Stanislaw Lem / Genre: Sci-Fi / Fantasy

Newest Review: ... science fiction. It is a multi-layered story and even within the first few pages I could tell that this was no ordinary book. ... more

... The plot is almost indescribable in that it takes so many zany and unexpected twists that no one could ever see them coming. The first half of the story takes us through Tichy’s experiences at the Futurological Congress where he encounters drugs in both the air and the water. Suffering from extreme hallucinations Tichy tries his best to relate to the reader the wacky events that go on around him in his normal deadpan manner. As usual Lem uses the story as a basis for his social satire and this book is rife with L...more

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Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy - Stanislaw Lem: The Future of Futurology (801 words)
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Ijon Tichy has been invited to attend the 8th Annual Futurological Congress; an International meeting of delegates that is seeking a solution to the global population explosion of the near future. When he arrives in Costa Rica however he finds the country in the throes of a violent revolution. In an attempt to quell the rioters the local government starts dropping LTN bombs (LTN - Love Thy Neighbour, an experimental drug that brings overwhelming feelings of love and friendship). As even heavier artillery is brought in to push the revolutionaries back, Tichy finds himself drugged by the chemicals in the air and manages to stumble into a sewer where he suffers violent ... Read the complete review