“Lem. Life on Another Earth" is the first Polish biography. Using previously unpublished sources, Orlinski reveals big and small, serious and funny secrets of the writer's life. How did Lem survive the Holocaust? Did he ever believe in communism? What did you spend your royalties on for “The Magellanic Cloud”? How many times did Lem travel to the USSR? Why did Lem call Tarkovsky a fool? How did friendship with Philip K. Dick turn into hatred? How did the manuscripts of the novels “The Voice of God,” “Fiasco,” and “Futurological Congress” differ from the published versions? What exactly is “sepulka”?