First published 1197
Ijon Tichy, a clumsy cosmonaut, hurtles through the cosmos, bumbling into the unhinged experiments of eccentric inventors. Whether dodging laser-wielding cyborgs or escaping a planet-sized brain, Tichy's misadventures careen from the bizarre to the absurd. Yet his baffled humanity keeps these cosmic farces grounded, revealing the strangeness of the universe is no match for the chaos of life on Earth.
Genres: science-fiction, satire, adventure, comedy
Vibes: absurd, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: baffled-humanity, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Poland
275 pages · Hardcover · Seabury Press (NY)