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Stefan Themerson (1910–1988)

Author of The Mystery of the Sardine

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Includes the names: Themerson Stefan, Stefan Thermerson

Works by Stefan Themerson

The Mystery of the Sardine (1986) 118 copies
Professor Mmaa's Lecture (1972) 42 copies
Woeff woeff en ander proza (1951) 38 copies
Cardinal Pölätüo (1961) 28 copies
Bayamus (1965) 23 copies
Logica, etiketten en vlees (1974) 15 copies
Collected poems (1998) 11 copies
On Semantic Poetry (1975) 9 copies

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A 1943 novel by Stefan Themerson (first published 1953), Professor Mmaa's Lecture is a satire set within a termite colony.

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.
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petervanbeveren | Nov 26, 2023 |
In a fairy tale like story, a writing desk escapes from its domestic sphere into the wild. Back matter notes how the husband-and-wife team of author and illustrator "were leading figures of the Polish filmmaking avante-garde" whose stories often portrayed "an allegory of independence, of the individual's freedom to choose," and how this story fits right in with that spirit. It's a short and silly tale that I think will resonate with readers (children and adults) while making a nice readaloud.
 
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sweetiegherkin | 2 other reviews | Aug 24, 2020 |
This book is very different and shows objects coming to life. It would be a good book to help children with creativity.
 
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DakotahEpple | 2 other reviews | Apr 30, 2013 |
Table with running legs. Originally published in Poland in 1963.
 
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