Solaris (novel)

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Solaris is a 1961 science fiction novel by Polish author Stanisław Lem that explores human consciousness and the limits of understanding through a mysterious sentient ocean on an alien planet.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Solaris (novel) canonical 7
Solaris 5
Rheya in Solaris 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf philosophical novel ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ
adaptedInto Solaris (1968 television film) ⓘ
Solaris (1972 film) ⓘ
Solaris (2002 film) ⓘ
opera Solaris ⓘ
author Stanisław Lem ⓘ
centralElement sentient ocean ⓘ
character Hari ⓘ
Kris Kelvin ⓘ
Sartorius ⓘ
Snaut ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Poland ⓘ
depicts space station orbiting Solaris ⓘ
explores limitations of scientific method in understanding the alien ⓘ
features materialization of human memories ⓘ
genre philosophical fiction ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
hasForm prose narrative ⓘ
hasMotive confrontation with the subconscious ⓘ
impossibility of truly knowing the Other ⓘ
hasReception considered a classic of science fiction ⓘ
widely studied in literary criticism ⓘ
hasTitleInPolish Solaris ⓘ
linked to: Solaris (novel)
hasTranslation Solaris (English translation) ⓘ
linked to: Solaris (novel)
influenced philosophical discussions of alien intelligence in science fiction ⓘ
literaryMovement Polish science fiction ⓘ
mainCharacter Kris Kelvin ⓘ
mainTheme contact with alien intelligence ⓘ
human consciousness ⓘ
incommunicability ⓘ
limits of human understanding ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
notableEnglishTranslator Bill Johnston ⓘ
Joanna Kilmartin ⓘ
Steve Cox ⓘ
originalLanguage Polish ⓘ
partOfAuthorOeuvre Stanisław Lem's speculative fiction works ⓘ
publicationYear 1961 ⓘ
publisherOfFirstEdition Polish publisher (unspecified in prompt) ⓘ
setIn planet Solaris ⓘ
subjectMatter epistemology ⓘ
guilt ⓘ
identity ⓘ
memory ⓘ
timePeriodOfPublication 20th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Solaris (1972 film) → basedOn → Solaris (novel) ⓘ
Solaris (1972 film) → basedOn → Solaris (novel) ⓘ
subject linked to: Solaris
Natascha McElhone → notableWork → Solaris ⓘ
linked to: Solaris (novel)
Natascha McElhone → portrayedCharacter → Rheya in Solaris ⓘ
linked to: Solaris (novel)
Stanisław Lem → notableWork → Solaris ⓘ
subject linked to: Lem
linked to: Solaris (novel)
His Master’s Voice → relatedWorkByAuthor → Solaris ⓘ
linked to: Solaris (novel)
The Futurological Congress → relatedWorkByAuthor → Solaris ⓘ
linked to: Solaris (novel)
Solaris (2002 film) → basedOn → Solaris (novel) ⓘ
Solaris (2002 film) → adaptationOf → Solaris (novel) ⓘ
Solaris (novel) → hasTranslation → Solaris (English translation) ⓘ
linked to: Solaris (novel)
Solaris (novel) → hasTitleInPolish → Solaris ⓘ
linked to: Solaris (novel)
Kris Kelvin → characterInAdaptationOf → Solaris (novel) ⓘ
Kris Kelvin → fictionalUniverse → Solaris universe ⓘ
linked to: Solaris (novel)
Solaris (1972 film) → basedOn → Solaris (novel) ⓘ
subject linked to: Soviet science fiction cinema
planet Solaris → appearsIn → novel "Solaris" ⓘ
linked to: Solaris (novel)
Hari → basedOnWork → Solaris (novel) ⓘ