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The philosophy of chance

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This volume includes a monograph exploring the problems of literature. What determines the fate of a literary work? Why do some books live for centuries, while others are forgotten the very next day after reading? Are there criteria by which it is possible to guess the future masterpiece? Is a good book a suspenseful, tear-jerking, or frightening story? Vividly layered characters or actual problems of mankind? Maybe just a big name? If, these days, everything that could be invented has already been invented by man, and new works in literature and art are just a compilation of what has been learned over a lifetime and our genetic memory, is it even possible to invent a masterpiece? How is it possible to write a work that will remain an undying classic for centuries to come? Stanislav Lem lays out all the reasonable arguments and throws out the emotional ones. He is sure: the success of any work can be divided into clear components.
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