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Tales of Pirx the Pilot
by Stanislaw Lem
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0380556650
- ISBN 13
- 9780380556656
- Seller
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About This Item
New York, NY: AVON BOOKS. Very Good. 1981. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. 4 1/4" x 7" 0380556650 PAPERBACK Pilot Pirx is an astronaut, a fresh-faced physical powerhouse, but no genius. His superiors send him on the most dangerous missions, either because he is expendable, or because they trust his bumbling ability to survive in almost any habitat or dilemma. Wear at edges, reading creases, lightly rubbed. .
Synopsis
In Pilot Pirx, Lem has created an irresistibly likable character: an astronaut who gives the impression of still navigating by the seat of his pants-a bumbler but an inspired one. By investing Pirx with a range of human foibles, Lem offers a wonderful vision of the audacity, childlike curiosity, and intuition that can give humans the courage to confront outer space. Translated by Louis Iribarne. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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- Bookseller
- Long Beach Books Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009998
- Title
- Tales of Pirx the Pilot
- Author
- Stanislaw Lem
- Format/Binding
- Soft Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0380556650
- ISBN 13
- 9780380556656
- Publisher
- AVON BOOKS
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Science, Fiction
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