Solaris (/ s ə ˈ l ɑːr ɪ s /) is a 1961 science fiction novel by Polish writer Stanisław Lem. It follows a crew of scientists on a space station research facility as they attempt to understand an extraterrestrial intelligence , which takes the form of a vast ocean on the titular alien planet.

Solaris is Stanisław Lem’s classic 1961 science fiction novel about a researcher, Dr. Kris Kelvin, who lands on the planet Solaris after a sixteen-month journey from Earth. Solaris raises very interesting astrobiological questions about whether a planet that orbits two suns can support life.

Stanisław Lem, a prominent Polish philosopher, essayist, and literary critic who achieved notoriety in the mid-20th century, is best known for his science fiction novels. Among these books, Solaris is regarded by most reviewers and critics as Lem’s masterpiece.

Stanisław Lem’s Solaris stands as a monumental work in science fiction literature. Written in 1961, it tackles profound questions of human nature, memory, and the nature of consciousness. The story revolves around psychologist Kris Kelvin, who arrives on the enigmatic planet Solaris.

Below, the Ocean - the planet's only inhabitant, organic, sentient, unimaginably powerful, profoundly indifferent to humanity. Above, the space station set from Earth, pathetically hovering over Solaris in an attempt to fathom some of the oceans mysteries, to tap a little of its knowledge.

2019年7月4日 · Solaris is considered to be the most influential and significant work of a Polish writer Stanisław Lem. Also made into a movie [1972] by Andrei Tarkovsky, the book tells of Kelvin, a psychologist, who arrives to a station orbiting the mysterious planet called Solaris.

2008年6月20日 · Solaris was written by Polish author Stanislaw Lem in 1961 and has since been regarded as a science fiction classic. It has been adapted for film twice: in 1972 by Andrei Tarkovsky and in 2002 by Steven Soderbergh.

„Solaris” is the most famous of Lem's novels. It had been reviewed many times in various countries and in various languages. It belongs – probably as no other Polish literary work – to the core of its genre, to the canon: a novel about contact with aliens cannot be omitted in discussions of world science fiction.

Solaris was first published in 1961 and is a classic of modern science fiction, twice adapted for film - by Tarkovsky in 1972 and Steven Soderbergh in 2002. Stanislaw Lem’s original novel combines a gripping sci-fi ghost story with a powerful debate about guilt and the human condition.