The Formula of Lymphater

The theme of this collection is the merging of man and machine, artificial intelligence and its interaction with the human, as well as everything that arises from this interaction: aesthetic paradoxes and legal issues, mistakes and curiosities. Is it easy to corner a living idea into a dead-end of dogma? Can a robot deceive a human? Where is the truly human concentrated – in thought? In instinctive action? In some organ? With unmatched virtuosity, Lem develops these themes, using the entire palette available to him – from hard science fiction to borderline genres, from aesthetic eccentricity to sarcasm that turns into farce.