Hospital of the Transfiguration (in Polish: Szpital Przemienienia[1]) is a book by Polish writer Stanisław Lem. It tells the story of a young doctor, Stefan Trzyniecki, who after graduation starts to work in a psychiatric hospital. The story takes place during the Nazi occupation of Poland in the Second World War.[2]
 First standalone edition (1975) | |
| Author | Stanisław Lem |
|---|---|
| Original title | Szpital Przemienienia |
| Translator | William Brand |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
| Publisher | Czytelnik |
Publication date | 1975 |
Published in English | 1988 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 207 |
| ISBN | 0-15-142186-2 |
| LC Class | PG7158.L39 S913 1988 |
| Preceded by | Man From Mars |
| Followed by | The Astronauts |
The book is the first of a trilogy entitled Time Not Lost, and the only one of the three translated into English.
The book was adapted as a film of the same name (Hospital of the Transfiguration) in 1979, directed by Edward Żebrowski.[3][4][5]
Hospital of the Transfiguration is also available in paperback under ISBN 0-15-642176-3 (Mariner Books, 1991).
Here "transfiguration" refers to the Transfiguration of Jesus and accordingly to the Church of the Transfiguration.
References edit
- ^ Hospital of the Transfiguration at Library of Congress
- ^ "An Insane Asylum Serves As Setting For The Early Lem", a review by Wanda Urbanska, Chicago Tribune, October 23, 1988
- ^ Hospital of the Transfiguration at IMDb
- ^ Film fragment
- ^ "SZPITAL PRZEMIENIENIA | Cały film HD Edwarda Żebrowskiego | Film wojenny/Psychologiczny [1978 PL] - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
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