Fiasco

Summary

The novel «Fiasco» by Stanisław Lem tells the story of humanity's attempt to establish contact with an extraterrestrial civilization on the planet Quinta. The main character, pilot Mark Tempe, along with the crew of the spaceship «Eurydice», embarks on an expedition to communicate with the Quintan civilization. However, all attempts to establish contact fail due to differences in perception and communication between humans and Quintans. In the novel's finale, despite all efforts, the mission ends tragically, highlighting the complexity and unpredictability of interstellar contacts.