The Star Diaries

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Dzienniki gwiazdowe is a 1971 collection of short stories by Polish writer Stanisław Lem around the character of space traveller Ijon Tichy. The collection was published in English in two volumes, The Star Diaries (published New York, 1976) and Memoirs of a Space Traveller (published London, 1982).

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[edit] The Star Diaries

• Introduction and Introduction to the Expanded Edition, in which Professor Tarantoga presents the latest information on the documentation of Ijon Tichy's exploits.
• "The Seventh Voyage", in which Ijon Tichy's spaceship's rudder is stuck and he is forced through a series of vortices, much to his repeated frustration.
• "The Eighth Voyage", in which Ijon Tichy represents Earth to petition for its inclusion to the United Planets.
• "The Eleventh Voyage", in which Ijon Tichy travels in disguise to the planet Circia to attempt to bring an end to hostilities coming from its robot population.
• "The Twelfth Voyage", in which Ijon Tichy receives a present of Professor Tarantoga's newest invention.
• "The Thirteenth Voyage", in which Ijon Tichy sets out to meet Master Oh.
• "The Fourteenth Voyage", in which Ijon Tichy goes hunting for Squamp.
• "The Twentieth Voyage"
• "The Twenty-first Voyage"
• "The Twenty-second Voyage"
• "The Twenty-third Voyage"
• "The Twenty-fifth Voyage"
• "The Twenty-eighth Voyage"