The Indian-born British American novelist Salman Rushdie praised Tarkovsky and his work Solaris by calling it "a sci-fi masterpiece".
ðɪ ˈɪndiənbˈɔːɹn bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən nˈɑːvɪlˌɪst sɐlmˈɑːn ɹˈʌʃdi pɹˈeɪzd tɑːɹkˈɑːvski ænd hɪz wˈɜːk soʊlˈɑːɹɹɪs baɪ kˈɔːlɪŋ ɪt "ɐ sˈaɪfˌaɪ mˈæstɚpˌiːs".