Tichy is thawed out in the year (or 2038 in some versions) and wakes up to a seemingly perfect world:
(The Futurological Congress) is a 1971 satirical science fiction novel by Polish author Stanisław Lem . It follows the space explorer Ijon Tichy as he navigates a mind-bending transition from a chaotic present to a drug-induced, "utopian" future. Part I: The Costarican Crisis Kongres futurologiczny
: Books are no longer read but "eaten" as informational pills, and language has evolved into bizarre new forms like "threever" or "pingle". Tichy is thawed out in the year (or
: People live in a state of permanent bliss, seeing the world as an idyllic paradise of nature and luxury. Part III: The Gritty Reality : People live in a state of permanent
As Tichy explores this world, he discovers a terrifying truth using "antidivagatory" substances that strip away the hallucinations: