Stefan Themerson (1910–1988)
Author of The Mystery of the Sardine
About the Author
Works by Stefan Themerson
Factor T; followed by, Beliefs, tethered and untethered;: And, The pheromones of fear; (1972) 4 copies
St. Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio, or Brother Francis' Lamb Chops : An Opera in Two Acts (1972) 3 copies
Faktor T 2 copies
Associated Works
De mooiste verhalen van James Baldwin, John Berger, Jorge Luis Borges, Jane Bowles, Joseph Brodsky, Charles Bukowski,… (1990) — Contributor — 7 copies
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- Canonical name
- Themerson, Stefan
- Birthdate
- 1910-01-25
- Date of death
- 1988-09-06
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Polish
- Country (for map)
- Poland
- Birthplace
- Płock, Poland
- Place of death
- London, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Płock, Poland (birth)
Russia
Warsaw, Poland
Paris, France
London, England, UK - Education
- Warsaw Polytechnic
- Occupations
- publisher
- Relationships
- Themerson, Franciszka Weinles (wife)
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Statistics
- Works
- 35
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 526
- Popularity
- #47,290
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 6
- ISBNs
- 69
- Languages
- 9
- Favorited
- 5
It follows two plots: one, that of termite academics, studying the physiology and social organization of a particularly fascinating mammal—a bipedal, bald primate known as homo.
But while the insectoid scientists are busy conducting research on living homo specimens and spinning it into university lectures, the termite colony's society—eerily similar to that of humans—is being shaken by social dissent and political games. Mound-shaking events are coming...
A quite amusing and interesting novel. Apparently, the bilingual author wrote both the English and Polish versions, which do seem to differ a bit.… (more)