polish pronunciation september march polish writer science fiction philosophy satire trained physician books translated languages sold million copies 1950s 2000s published books science fiction philosophical best known author novel feature film times wrote widely read science fiction writer world works explore philosophical themes speculation technology nature intelligence mutual communication understanding despair human limitations humanity place universe presented fiction form essays philosophical books translations works difficult passages elaborate word formation alien robotic poetry life early life born poland soviet union son née wealthy physician austro hungarian army cousin polish poet father mother brother sister later years claimed raised roman catholic went jewish religious lessons school years later moral reasons world appears painful way prefer believe created intentionally called later life soviet invasion occupation allowed study wished origin father connections accepted study medicine subsequent nazi occupation family jewish roots avoided imprisonment surviving false papers time earned living car mechanic declared period learned personal practical way knew ancestors jews knew mosaic faith jewish culture strictly speaking nazi legislation brought home realization jewish blood veins polish eastern annexed soviet ukraine family like poles father insistence took medical studies final examinations purpose obliged military doctor earlier started working assistant hospital writing stories spare time rise fame literary debut number works different genres including poetry science fiction novel man mars serialized new world adventures working scientific research assistant published number short stories poems reviews similar works particularly published book published short story anthology stories year married following year saw publication science fiction novel cloud era begun poland late published works directly approved communist regime fact novel finished past going date finished manuscript book partly autobiographical finished published seven years later trilogy title time lost experience trying push major reasons decided focus censored genre science fiction nonetheless works published 1950s contain forced editors references socialist realism glorious future communism later criticized early pieces compromised ideological pressure truly productive period soviet_union led polish october poland experienced increase freedom speech authored seventeen books writing decades split science fiction primarily prose essays science culture published non fiction philosophical book dialogues science fiction anthology star diaries collecting short stories popular characters saw publication books short story anthology saw books regarded works followed collections essays non fiction prose short story anthology published large work border philosophy science novel invincible saw publication year saw publication short story anthology hunt year autobiographical works touched theme usually favored youth pre war polish saw non fiction returns year genre mixing experiment collection reviews non existent books sees similar work published novels published set reviews non existent works following year sees novel later decade published final science fiction novel late 70s early 80s supported polish movement started publishing essays paris based martial law poland declared moved fellow berlin berlin settled vienna returned poland final years late 1980s onwards tended concentrate philosophical texts essays published number polish magazines later collected number early 1990s met literary scholar critic series extensive interviews published critical materials translations reader book speaks range issues rarely touched interview book includes translation retrospective essay thirty years later devoted legendary treatise later interviews expressed disappointment genre science fiction general technical progress viewed human body unsuitable space travel held information technology people low quality information considered truly intelligent robots undesirable impossible construct subsequently published series depth studies writer philosopher notable recent literature darwin selected letters philosopher future received prestigious polish award order white eagle died heart disease march age controversies awarded honorary membership membership given people meet publishing criteria joining regular membership welcomed members work appeared qualifying english language publications high opinion american science fiction describing ill thought poorly written interested making money ideas new literary forms eventual american publication eligible regular membership honorary membership rescinded action members apparently intended interpreted invited stay organization regular membership declined members including protested treatment member offered pay accepted offer singled writer praise english language anthology critical essays dick thought probably false composite committee operating orders communist party gain control public opinion wrote letter fbi effect responsible polish translation dick work dick felt short changed publisher held personally responsible significance highly acclaimed science fiction writers hailed critics equal classic authors wrote widely read science fiction writer world poland 60s 70s remained radar mainstream critics dismissed mass market low youth oriented writer dismissal given form censorship total volume published works million volumes works widely translated abroad appearing languages bulk countries poland germany soviet_union agent abroad reception international markets number translations copies sold successful author modern polish fiction commercial success world limited bulk large editions special publishing conditions communist countries poland soviet_union west_germany critical commercial success recent years interest waned writer european science fiction books translated english kept print usa critical success english excellent translations best known novels include late film russian director film russian director won special jury prize cannes film festival american adaptation american director starring work movie movie film television adaptations work exist adaptations spaceship venus critical screen adaptations sole exception recently israeli polish production congress released inspired novel works education example teaching texts philosophy students works influenced realm literature science example return stars includes cited published appearance idea electronic paper philosophers included extracts fiction anthology mind accompanied comment says literary intuitive approach better job convincing readers views hard scientific article influences exerted works include wright popular city planning game partly inspired short story seventh writings science fiction works influenced masters polish literature prose mastery numerous genres themes major recurring themes beginning novel man mars communication profoundly alien beings common ground human intelligence humans best known example living ocean novel examples include mechanical insects invincible strangely ordered societies human like beings describing failure contact describes failure humanity intelligence truly apparent message space overlapping arcs short stories translated collection mortal engines provide commentary humanity form series humorous like short stories mechanical universe inhabited robots occasional contact biological human crime novels murderer psychological drama inspired collections reviews non existent books introductions similarly review holocaust themed work essays criticism science fiction surfaced literary philosophical essays interviews 1990s science fiction returned notably expressed eye increasingly critical modern technology later life criticizing internet famous philosophical texts notable unique analysis prospective social biological advances work discusses philosophical implications technologies completely realm science fiction time gaining importance today instance virtual reality honors city prize literature prize minister culture art 2nd level member commission poland prize minister foreign affairs polish culture abroad minister culture art honorary member state prize 1st level area literature novel minor planet discovered soviet named doctor honorary degree austrian state prize european literature austrian literary member recipient honorary citizen doctor doctor street named honour street named honour interactive google logo inspired created published honor 60th anniversary published book volume july december writing reviews predictable realities translated journal issue creator worlds retrieved june life warsaw voice april cover story philosopher zone discussion works obituary
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