![]() ![]() The novel is written as a first-person narrative, the memoir of a mathematician named Peter Hogarth, who becomes involved in a Pentagon-directed project (code-named "His Master's Voice", or HMV for short ) somewhere in the Nevada desert, where scientists are working to decode what seems to be a message from outer space (specifically, a neutrino signal from the Canis Minor constellation). ![]() It is considered to be one of the three best-known books by Lem, the other two being Solaris and The Cyberiad. The novel critically approaches humanity's intelligence and intentions in deciphering and truly comprehending a message from outer space. It is a densely philosophical first contact story about an effort by scientists to decode, translate, and understand an extraterrestrial transmission. The book incorporates a "message from space" theme. It was first published in 1968 and translated into English by Michael Kandel in 1983. His Master's Voice (original Polish title: Głos Pana) is a 1960s science fiction novel written by Polish writer Stanisław Lem. ![]()
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