Lem Stanislaw- Local Vision [first edition][Krakow 1982].

Krakow 1982/ Wydawnictwo Literackie/12.5x19 cm/s.314/ softcover with wrapper/ very good condition, minor rubbing and soiling of wrapper, inside in perfect condition

First edition, wrapper design by Wladyslaw Targosz

Local Vision is one of Lem's most original novels. Seemingly a political satire, in reality it is an extremely serious intellectual attempt to construct a model of future civilization. How to ensure its balance, security, and individuals' sense of existence? How can technology step into the competence of Nature or God? And how to deal with the emptiness and suffering that an admittedly caring, but cold and impersonal technology cannot remove from the lives of the planet's inhabitants? These are the questions - and many more - that Ijon Tichy must answer for himself while exploring distant Encia.