Title: "And Weep Like Alexander"

Title: "And Weep Like Alexander" Title Record # 1281883
Author: Neil Gaiman
Date: 2011-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English

Synopsis: A man walks into a bar and explains why there are no flying cars: he uninvented them, as well as many other things.

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Year	Title
2011	"And Weep, Like Alexander"

Year	Language	Title
2016^ⓘTranslated by Augusto Calil	Portuguese	"E vou chorar como Alexandre"
2018^ⓘTranslated by Patrick Marcel	French	« Et pleurer, à l'instar d'Alexandre »

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
6	2012 Locus	Best Short Story

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Fables from the Fountain	2011-05-00	ed. Ian Whates	NewCon Press	978-1-907069-23-9 / NCP37	£29.99^?£: UK pound	251	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Dean Harkness
Fables from the Fountain	2011-05-09	ed. Ian Whates	NewCon Press	978-1-907069-23-9 / NCP38	£9.99^?£: UK pound	251	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth	Dean Harkness
Year's Best SF 17	2012-05-29	ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell	Harper Voyager	978-0-06-203603-2	$6.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
Year's Best SF 17	2012-06-00	ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell	Harper Voyager	978-0-06-203587-5	$7.99^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 490	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	John Harris
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2012 Edition	2012-08-04	ed. Rich Horton	Prime Books	978-1-60701-344-0	$19.95^?$: US dollar	575	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances	2015-02-00	Neil Gaiman	William Morrow / HarperCollins	978-0-06-233026-0	$26.99^?$: US dollar	xxxvii+ 310	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Adam Johnson (I)
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances	2015-02-03	Neil Gaiman	William Morrow / HarperCollins	978-0-06-233026-0	$26.99^?$: US dollar	xxxvii+ 311	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Adam Johnson (I)
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances	2015-02-03	Neil Gaiman	HarperLuxe	978-0-06-236974-1	$26.99^?$: US dollar	560	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Adam Johnson (I)
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances	2015-02-03	Neil Gaiman	Headline	978-1-4722-1768-4	£18.99^?£: UK pound	xxxvi+ 307	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances	2015-02-03	Neil Gaiman	William Morrow / HarperCollins / SFBC	1401340	$15.99^?$: US dollar	xxxix+ 311	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Adam Johnson (I)
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances	2015-02-03	Neil Gaiman	Headline	978-1-4722-1769-1	£14.99^?£: UK pound	352	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances	2015-02-03	Neil Gaiman	William Morrow / HarperCollins	978-0-06-233029-1	$16.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Adam Johnson (I)
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances	2015-02-03	Neil Gaiman	Headline	978-1-4722-1770-7	£8.49^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances	2015-02-03	Neil Gaiman	HarperAudio	978-0-06-237362-5	$24.99^?$: US dollar		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll	Adam Johnson (I)
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances	2015-02-03	Neil Gaiman	Headline Digital	978-1-4722-1771-4	£19.99^?£: UK pound		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances	2015-10-27	Neil Gaiman	William Morrow / HarperCollins	978-0-06-233032-1	$16.99^?$: US dollar	308	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Adam Johnson (I)
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances	2015-10-27	Neil Gaiman	Headline	978-1-4722-1772-1	£7.99^?£: UK pound	303	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances	2015-10-27	Neil Gaiman	Headline	978-1-4722-3488-9	£7.99^?£: UK pound	311	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
Alerta de risco	2016-08-22	Neil Gaiman	Intrinseca		R$34.90^?R$: Brazilian real	335	ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Adam Johnson (I)
Fables from the Fountain	2018-03-16	ed. Ian Whates	NewCon Press	978-1-910935-74-3	$15.99^?$: US dollar	216	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth	Dean Harkness
Signal d'alerte: Fictions courtes et dérangement	2018-10-11	Neil Gaiman	Au Diable Vauvert	979-10-307-0229-3	€22.00^?€: Euro	478	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
Signal d'alerte: Fictions courtes et dérangement	2020-06-00	Neil Gaiman	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Fantastique #12931)	978-2-290-13466-5	€8.50^?€: Euro	480	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances	2021-01-00	Neil Gaiman	William Morrow / HarperCollins	978-0-06-305204-8	$7.99^?$: US dollar	384	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Robert McGinnis
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances	2021-08-24	Neil Gaiman	William Morrow / HarperCollins	978-0-06-307576-4	$16.99^?$: US dollar	368	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Henry Sene Yee
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances	date unknown	Neil Gaiman	HarperAudio				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
Year's Best SF 17	date unknown	ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell	Harper Voyager	978-0-06-203587-5	$7.99^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 490	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	John Harris

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