{"product_id":"return-from-the-stars-paperback","title":"Return from the Stars - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStanislaw Lem\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSimon Ings\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn astronaut returns to Earth after a ten-year mission and finds a society that he barely recognizes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStanislaw Lem's \u003ci\u003eReturn from the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the experiences of Hal Bregg, an astronaut who returns from an exploratory mission that lasted ten years--although because of time dilation, 127 years have passed on Earth. Bregg finds a society that he hardly recognizes, in which danger has been eradicated. Children are \"betrizated\" to remove all aggression and violence--a process that also removes all impulse to take risks and explore. The people of Earth view Bregg and his crew as \"resuscitated Neanderthals,\" and pressure them to undergo betrization. Bregg has serious difficulty in navigating the new social mores.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Lem's depiction of a risk-free society is bleak, he does not portray Bregg and his fellow astronauts as heroes. Indeed, faced with no opposition to his aggression, Bregg behaves abominably. He is faced with a choice: leave Earth again and hope to return to a different society in several hundred years, or stay on Earth and learn to be content. With \u003ci\u003eReturn from the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, Lem shows the shifting boundaries between utopia and dystopia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47249658249465,"sku":"9780262538480","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/OGJKVWYvUENjL280cVFTQzNPUFlnUT09.webp?v=1768648826","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/return-from-the-stars-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}