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      His Master's Voice

      by Stanislaw Lem
      Published
      Jan 1983
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      Scientists must decode a message from intelligent beings in outer space in this classic science fiction tale by the legendary author of Solaris.

      "The universe is still struggling to catch up with the vast creative force that was StanisÅ‚aw Lem." —Washington Post

      By pure chance, scientists detect a signal from space that may be communication from rational beings. How can people of Earth understand this message, knowing nothing about the senders—including whether or not they even exist?
       
      Written as the memoir of a mathematician who participates in the government project (code name: His Master's Voice) attempting to decode what seems to be a message from outer space, this classic novel shows scientists grappling with fundamental questions about the nature of reality, the confines of knowledge, the limitations of the human mind, and the ethics of military-sponsored scientific research.

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      General Fiction Speculative Fiction

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      Science Fiction

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      Mar 1984 Harvest ISBN13 9780156403009 ISBN10 0156403005
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      Dec 1999 Northwestern University Press ISBN13 9780810117310 ISBN10 0810117312
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      First Edition Jan 1983 Harcourt ISBN13 9780151403608 ISBN10 0151403600
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      Mar 1984 Houghton Mifflin ISBN13 9780547543710 ISBN10 0547543719
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