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Nov 23, 2011 the logo is an eyepopping animation that celebrates polish sciencefiction novelist, philosopher and satirist stanislaw lem upon the 60th anniversary of his first book publication. According to his own account, he was actually born on the th of september, but the date was changed to the 12th on his birth certificate because of superstition. The invincible originally appeared as the title story in lems collection niezwyciezony i inne opowiadania the invincible and other. His books have been translated into more than 35 languages. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this the invincible study guide and get instant access to the following. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Stanislaw herman lem, francise en stanislas lem, ne le 12 septembre 1921 a lviv aujourdhui en ukraine, lwow en polonais et mort le 27 mars 2006 a 84.
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