About “Szpital Przemienienia”
"Hospital of the Transfiguration," a 1955 novel by Stanislav Lem, is set in 1939 as the Nazis occupy Poland. A young doctor disturbed by Poland's fate joins the staff of an insane asylum, only to find a world of pain and absurdity matching the one outside.
Praise for “Szpital Przemienienia”
“Absorbing, also, to watch Lem outline many of the themes and ideas that he will later develop brilliantly in his science fiction.”
“Lem carefully develops his characters before he etches them away with the stresses of war, showing them as archetypes of courage, cowardice, perfidy, and love.”
“A phenomenon called Lem did not grow into a writer, but sprang from the head of Zeus like Athena, full armed; but with a portable Remington instead of a spear.”
Book details
- Published
- 1955
- Latest edition
- 2020 · ISBN 9780262357715
- ISBN
- 9780262538497
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital of the Transfiguration | 2020 | 9780262357715 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Hospital of the Transfiguration | 2020 | 9780262357722 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Hospital of the Transfiguration | 1991 | 9780547995090 | Buy on Amazon | |
 | Hospital Of The Transfiguration | 1991 | 9780156421768 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Hospital of the Transfiguration | 1991 | 0156421763 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hospital of the Transfiguration | 1991 | 9781299890718 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Hospital of the Transfiguration | 1989 | 0233983856 | Buy on Amazon | |
 | Hospital of the Transfiguration | 1988 | 0151421862 | Buy on Amazon |
| | Hospital of the Transfiguration | 1955 | 9780262538497 | Buy on Amazon |
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is Szpital Przemienienia?
Szpital Przemienienia by Stanisław Lem has 232 pages.
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