The Futurological Congress
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The Futurological Congress is a 1971 black humour science fiction novel by Polish author Stanisław Lem. It details the exploits of the hero of a number of his stories, Ijon Tichy, as he visits the Eig
Cover of the first English-language edition
Professor Tarantoga
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Professor Tarantoga, an eccentric xenozoologist, traveller, and inventor, is a fictional character from science fiction works, mostly humorous, by Polish writer Stanislaw Lem.
The Futurological Congress
…takes hallucinogenic drugs, and hallucinations have replaced reality. Ijon Tichy is sent to the Eighth World Futurological Congress in Costa Rica[1] by professor Tarantoga. The conference is set to focus on the world's overpopulation crisis and ways of dealing with it. It is held at the Costa Rica Hilton in Nounas, which…
Tadeusz Huk, who playerd Tarantoga in 1992