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Book name: Solaris Author: Stanisław Lem Publisher: Al-Karima Book category: Novel Number of pages: 280 About the book: The novel is considered a classic of science fiction literature, and revolves around scientist Chris Kelvin who arrives at a space station near the planet Solaris to study the ocean covering its surface, and is forced to confront a painful memory embodied in a figure resembling his long-deceased beloved. Solaris raises a question that has occupied humans for centuries: can we truly understand the universe around us without first understanding what lies within us? Solaris has been translated into more than forty languages, and has been frequently adapted for cinema, radio, and theater, including the famous film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, and the latest directed by Steven Soderbergh starring George Clooney.