Przeżyć w epoce „chaotyckiej” i w czasach „Wielkiego Rozpadu” w Pamiętniku znalezionym w wannie Stanisława Lema

Survival in the Era of Chaos and in the Time of the Grand Collapse in Stanislaw Lem’s Memoirs Found in a BathtubThe paper interprets Stanislaw Lem’s novel Memoirs Found in a Bathtub in the context of the writer’s experience of the occupation. Drawing from the information provided in the correspondence between Lem and Michael Kandel, the author points out the autobiographical allusions contained in the novel. The author also points to the references to the period during which the writer was hiding on the “Aryan side.” The author asks questions about historical topics relating to the everyday life of people living on “Aryan papers” during the occupation. Science fiction staffage and vague allusions to historical events in Lem’s prose have been read as personal, generational and family traumas. Key words: Stanislaw Lem, Memoirs Found in a Bathtub, Lviv, memory studies, science fiction