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Books like The Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy

12 books with a reading profile close to The Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy by Stanisław Lem. Deep and open-ended; a moderate read.

1

Ubik

by Philip K. Dick

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, science fiction

In 1992, Glen Runciter runs a corporate security agency that employs inertials to neutralize the telepathic powers of industrial spies.
2

Watchmen

by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, science fiction

Set in an alternate 1985 where costumed vigilantes are real and Richard Nixon remains President, the narrative begins with the murder of Edward Blake, known as the Comedian.
3

Frankissstein

by Jeanette Winterson

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, science fiction

The narrative follows two parallel timelines.
4

The Invention of Morel

by Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, science fiction

A fugitive on a remote, deserted island discovers he is not alone, but rather surrounded by a group of people who seem to be caught in a perpetual, unchangeable loop of their past.
5

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

by Haruki Murakami, Alfred Birnbaum

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, science fiction

In a high-tech Tokyo, a data processor known as a Calcutec performs mental data encryption for a clandestine organization called the System.
6

Exhalation

by Ted Chiang

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, science fiction

Exhalation is a collection of nine speculative stories that grapple with entropy, memory, and the mechanics of reality.
7

Einstein’s Dreams

by Alan Lightman

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, science fiction

Set in Bern, Switzerland, in 1905, this novel presents a series of thirty fictional dreams experienced by a young Albert Einstein while he works as a patent clerk.
8

Stories of Your Life and Others

by Ted Chiang

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, science fiction

Ted Chiang’s debut collection contains eight stories rooted in scientific inquiry and rigorous logic.
9

I Who Have Never Known Men

by Jacqueline Harpman

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, science fiction

Forty women live in an underground cage, guarded by silent men who never speak or touch them.
10

1985

by Anthony Burgess, Anthony Burgess

Also deep and open-ended · science fiction, literary

Anthony Burgess divides this work into a critical analysis and a fictional response to George Orwell’s dystopian vision.
11

Galápagos

by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Also deep · science fiction, literary

Set one million years in the future, the ghost of Leon Trout narrates the regression of the human race.
12

Oryx and Crake

by Margaret Atwood

Also deep · science fiction, literary

Snowman, formerly known as Jimmy, is the last human survivor in a world populated by the Crakers, a floor-model species of genetically engineered humanoids.

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