Solaris and 'the other' [in Eye on fiction: the alien in us all]

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Hocking, I. 2015. Solaris and 'the other' [in Eye on fiction: the alien in us all]. The Psychologist. 28 (10), pp. 808-811.
AuthorsHocking, I.
Abstract

For me, the 1961 science fiction classic Solaris by Stanislaw Lem is forever associated with J.S. Bach’s church cantata Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, which plays throughout the 1972 film adaptation directed by Andrei Tarkovsky.

Year2015
JournalThe Psychologist
Journal citation28 (10), pp. 808-811
PublisherThe British Psychological Society
ISSN0952-8229
Official URLhttp://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-28/october-2015/eye-fiction-alien-us-all
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PrintOct 2015
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Deposited05 Nov 2015
Accepted01 Sep 2015
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