When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface he is forced to confront a painful, hitherto unconscious memory embodied in the physical likeness of a long-dead lover. Others suffer from the same affliction and speculation rises among scientists that the Solaris ocean may be a massive brain that creates incarnate memories, but its purpose in doing so remains a mystery . . .
‘Solaris’ raises a question that has been at the heart of human experience and literature for centuries: can we truly understand the universe around us without first understanding what lies within?
Please note: There are two translation of Solaris available. Our preferred version is the first ever translation directly from Polish to English by Bill Johnston from 2011. The earlier translation was a Polish to French, French to English translation which also left out many paragraphs of text. Unfortunately the new 2011 translation is only available in eBook and Audiobook. Links to both versions are here.
Link to the 2011 translation ebook on Amazon https://amzn.to/4dgAtv2
Link to the 2011 translation Audiobook on Amazon https://amzn.to/3TImAij
Link to the older translation paperback on Amazon https://amzn.to/4ez9tbf
