Talk:Stanisław Lem

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message: This article (under the "Philip K. Dick" section) states that Lem "did not read in English", but the Solaris (novel) page states that he "read English fluently" ("English translation" section.) Neither assertion is attributed. Which is correct, and shouldn't the incorrect one be fixed? Wocky (talk) 21:01, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Lem did read and write English, as well as German (preferred, after Polish), Latin, French, Russian. (I will did some refs and update the bio). He did not read much Am Sci Fi at the times of controversy, simply because access to it was limited in Communist Poland. Staszek Lem (talk) 02:54, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Did Lem read English? 

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message: In the lede, Sturgeon mentioned, in 1976, that Lem "was the most widely read science fiction writer in the world".
However, in the original article that the statement was made in, Sturgeon gives absolutely no proof for the statement - - - it is his opinion!
I researched online many lists of "the most widely read science fiction writer/author" and I cannot find Lem on any of them.  And these are lists of the top 15 to 25 writers/authors.  In most cases, the #1 position is given to, or held by, Isaac Asimov !
I think it needs to made clear, somewhere, that the 'label' of "most widely read," as used here, is a personal opinion and not backed up by any facts or statistics.
It's possible that, in 1976, Lem was the "most widely read;" but I doubt even that.
I suggest that the inclusion of the Sturgeon sentence be re-thought.
Opinions? 2600:8800:784:8F00:C23F:D5FF:FEC4:D51D (talk) 01:21, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Please give the links you researched. I am 90% sure these lists cover only anglophone world. Lem was printed in the Soviet Union in ENORMOUS quantities, so we can discount all other countries, with the exception of Poland and Germanies. Staszek Lem (talk) 20:54, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Most widely read" ? ? ? 

message: Could someone familiar with Lem's work translate the titles in Polish into English? If the books have not been translated, leave the Polish title but put a literal translation of the words in parentheses after it.-86.43.171.190 (talk) 17:02, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Polish titles 

message: Are you in any way affiliated with Stanislaw Lem? If so you are required to disclose your conflict of interest. Read WP:COI. Sundayclose (talk) 04:37, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Stop this baseless hounding immediately; lest you be hit by a very large and painful boomerang. As noted by another editor on your talk page, you owe User:Staszek Lem an apology. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 09:50, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

text: I don't mind asking and I do not object answering about my hobbies. but I do mind bot-like tag slapping. Yes, I am affiliated with Stanislaw Lem by being his customer (I have bought nearly all his scifi works and some essays, as well as several books about him ). I do have POV bias towards him: he is among my favorite writers since childhood. Later the pool of favs was expanded by Strugatsky brothers,  Asimov, Sheckley, Hal Clement, and Brian Aldiss.Staszek Lem (talk) 16:57, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Conflict of interest 

message: Lem is overwhelmingly described as "Polish writer", not "Polish-Jewish writer". His Jewishness is described in the bio, and does not belong to the first line of the lede. Just like Richard Feynman is American physicist, not Jewish-American physicist. Lembit Staan (talk) 19:13, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Polish writer or Polish-Jewish writer