The greatest of Stanisław Lem’s works, which became a classic not only of science fiction but of all world prose of the 20th century. A unique novel in which the conventionally fantastic plot is no more than a frame for profound and subtle philosophical and ethical explorations of the “eternal questions” of God, Being, responsibility, and the creative and destructive power of love…
"The whole action unfolds at a research station located on the eponymous planet Solaris. And everything seems normal with this planet, except for a couple of points. First, being within the influence of two stars at once, it maintains a surprisingly stable orbit. Second, 90% of its surface is covered by an ocean which, upon detailed study, turned out to be a living organism. And that is where the real point lies."