Famous science fiction writer Stanisław Lem died in Poland at the age of 86. He passed away on Monday, March 27, in one of the clinics in Kraków.
Among the books written by Lem are the novels "Solaris," "The Magellanic Cloud," "The Man from Mars," "The Astronauts," and numerous novellas and short stories.
His books have been translated into more than 40 languages, with a total print run exceeding 27 million copies. Films have been made based on some of his works.
Stanisław Lem was born on September 12, 1921, in Lviv. He studied at the Lviv Medical Institute, and after Lviv was annexed to the Soviet Union, he moved to Kraków. His first novel, "The Man from Mars," was published in 1946.
Lem was a member of the Polish Writers' Association and the Polish PEN Club. The writer received numerous national and international awards, including state prizes from Poland and Austria.