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Odno iz samykh ostroumnykh, tonkikh i ironichnykh proizvedeniĭ Stanislava Lema, v kotorom ravno proi͡avilisʹ ego talanty pisateli͡a, filosofa i literaturnogo kritika. Sbornik bezuprechno sozdannykh ret͡senziĭ na vymyshlennye proizvedenii͡a nikogda ne sushchestvovavshikh avtorov: prozaikov, uchenykh i filosofov. Lem osoznanno izbral takui͡u neobychnui͡u formu, pozvolivshui͡u emu vmestitʹ v ėtu malenʹkui͡u knizhku nastoi͡ashchui͡u ėnt͡siklopedii͡u literaturnykh napravleniĭ i zhanrov, filosofskikh kont͡sept͡siĭ i nauchnykh ideĭ.

One of the wittiest, most subtle and ironic works of Stanislav Lem, in which his talents as a writer, philosopher and literary critic were equally manifested. A collection of flawlessly crafted reviews of fictional works by authors who never existed: novelists, scientists, and philosophers. Lem consciously chose such an unusual form, which allowed him to include in this small book a real encyclopedia of literary trends and genres, philosophical concepts and scientific ideas.