The Futurological Congress

Description

The futurologists of the world have gathered at their Eighth World Congress at the Costa Rica Hilton to discuss the problem of overpopulation. Their deliberations, however, are interrupted by a revolution which the government attempts to quell with chemical weapons. The air and water are laden with "benignimizers" and other exotic drags which send futurologist Tichy careening into a hallucinatory tomorrow. Lem's view of the overcrowded future is original and disturbing. A pessimistic, mordantly funny book, well translated from the Polish by Michael Kandel -- Kirkus Review.

First Sentence

THE EIGHTH WORLD FUTUROLOGICAL CONGRESS was held in Costa Rica.

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Other Editions

• The Futurological CongressPaperbackAvon1976-05-01
• The Futurological CongressSeabury Press1974-01-01
• The Futurological CongressHardcoverScribner1975-04-01
• Le congrès de futurologieCalmann-Lévy1976-01-01
• Congreso de futurologia.Bruguera1981-01-01
• Der futurologische KongreßTaschenbuchSuhrkamp1982-01-01