Title: Donovan's Brain

Title: Donovan's Brain Title Record # 2090
Author: Curt Siodmak
Date: 1942-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Dr. Patrick Cory
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: Orson Welles' radio dramatization of this story first aired in two parts on the program Suspense (May 18 & 25, 1944), and rebroadcast in one airing on February 7, 1948. A recording released in 1982 won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. Also available online at The Escape and Suspense Website. First published in Black Mask as a serial in September, October, November 1942 issues.

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Serializations

Translated Serializations

Year	Language	Title
1951^ⓘTranslated by Maria von Schweinitz The same translation by Mary Brand (pseudonym for Maria von Schweinitz) was used by Heyne and Moewig for their editions under the title 'Donovans Gehirn'.	German	Der Zauberlehrling
1951^ⓘTranslated by Julio Loewenthal Torres	Spanish	El cerebro de Donovan
1954^ⓘTranslated by José Correia Ribeiro	Portuguese	O cérebro de Donovan
1957^ⓘTranslated by 中田耕治 (Kōji Nakada)	Japanese	ドノヴァンの脳髄^?Donovan no Nōzui Donovuan no Nouzui ドノヴァンののうずい [as by カート・シオドマク^?Kāto Shiodomaku Kaato Shiodomaku ]
1960^ⓘTranslated by Maria von Schweinitz The German editions by Nest, Heyne and Moewig share the same translation by Mary Brand (aka Maria von Schweinitz).	German	Donovans Gehirn
1963^ⓘTranslated by Jos G. Heilker (Spectrum Prisma edition) credited as 'J. G. Heilker' in the Luitingh edition	Dutch	Donovans brein
1971^ⓘTranslated by Alf Agdler.	Swedish	Ondskans makt
1973^ⓘTranslated by Frits Remar.	Danish	Ondskabens magt
1973^ⓘTranslated by Helge Skolem.	Norwegian (Bokmal)	Ondskapens makt

Year	Title
1950	Donovan's Brain (Complete Novel)

Year	Language	Title
1954^ⓘTranslated by Bruna Del Bianco	Italian	Il cervello mostro (Complete Novel)
1955	Swedish	Donovans hjärna (Part 2 of 7)
1956	Swedish	Donovans hjärna (Part 4 of 7)
1956	Swedish	Donovans hjärna (Part 7 of 7)

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
4	2018 Retro Hugo	Best Novel

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Donovan's Brain	1943-02-00	Curt Siodmak	Alfred A. Knopf		$2.00^?$: US dollar	234	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	W. Deffaa
Donovan's Brain	1944-00-00	Curt Siodmak	Chapman & Hall		8/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	192	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Donovan's Brain	1944-02-00	Curt Siodmak	Triangle Books	134	$0.49^?$: US dollar	234	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	W. Deffaa
Donovan's Brain	1945-04-00	Curt Siodmak	The American Mercury (Mercury Mystery #87)		$0.25^?$: US dollar	126	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.	novel	George Salter
Donovan's Brain	1945-06-00	Curt Siodmak	Editions for the Armed Services	O-9	$0.00^?$: US dollar	255	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.	novel
Donovan's Brain	1950-08-00	Curt Siodmak	Bantam Books	819	$0.25^?$: US dollar	181	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.	novel
Famous Fantastic Mysteries, August 1950	1950-08-00	ed. Mary Gnaedinger	All-Fiction Field, Inc.		$0.25^?$: US dollar	132	pulp^?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75	mag	Saunders
Der Zauberlehrling	1951-00-00	Curt Siodmak	Nest		DM 6.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	271	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Max Kellerer
El cerebro de Donovan	1951-00-00	Curt Siodmak	Librería Hachette (Évasion #11)			210	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.	novel
Donovan's Brain	1952-00-00	Curt Siodmak	Corgi	819	2/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	181	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.	novel
O cérebro de Donovan	1954-00-00	Curt Siodmak	Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #13)			194	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.	novel	Cândido Costa Pinto
I Romanzi di Urania #60	1954-10-30	ed. Giorgio Monicelli	Mondadori	60	Lit 130^?Lit: Italian lira	128	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Curt Caesar
Häpna!, november 1955	1955-11-00	ed. Kjell Ekström^?Kjell Ekstrom	Grafiska Förlaget Kindberg & Söner		skr 1.50^?skr: Swedish krona (crown)		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.	mag
Häpna!, januari 1956	1956-01-00	ed. Kjell Ekström^?Kjell Ekstrom	Grafiska Förlaget Kindberg & Söner		skr 1.50^?skr: Swedish krona (crown)		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.	mag
Häpna!, april 1956	1956-04-00	ed. Kjell Ekström^?Kjell Ekstrom	Grafiska Förlaget Kindberg & Söner		skr 1.50^?skr: Swedish krona (crown)		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.	mag	Bradshaw
ドノヴァンの脳髄^?Donovuan no Nōzui ドノヴァンののうずい Donovuan no Nouzui	1957-12-00	カート・シオドマク^?Kāto Shiodomaku Kaato Shiodomaku	早川書房^?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼうハヤカワショボウ ( ハヤカワ・ファンタジー^?Hayakawa Fantajii #3002)			200	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.	novel	勝呂忠^?すぐろただし Suguro Tadashi
Donovan's Brain	1960-00-00	Curt Siodmak	Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers	SS853	2/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	188	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.	novel	John Richards
Donovans Gehirn	1960-09-00	Curt Siodmak	Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #66)	66	DM 1.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	172	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.	novel	Heinrichs und Piloty
Donovan's Brain	1961-11-00	Curt Siodmak	Popular Library	G560	$0.35^?$: US dollar	160	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.	novel	Mitchell Hooks
Donovan's Brain	1961-11-00	Curt Siodmak	Popular Library	G562	C$0.35^?C$: Canadian dollar	160	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.	novel	Mitchell Hooks
Donovans brein	1963-00-00	Curt Siodmak	Het Spectrum (Prisma #889)	889		154	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.	novel	Eppo Doeve
Donovans Gehirn	1968-09-13	Curt Siodmak	Moewig (Terra Taschenbuch #147)	TTB147	DM 2.40^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	157	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.	novel	Stephan
Donovan's Brain	1969-07-00	Curt Siodmak	Berkley Medallion	X1716	$0.60^?$: US dollar	160	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.	novel
Ondskans makt	1971-00-00	Curt Siodmak	B. Wahlström^?B. Wahlstrom B. Wahlstroem ( Kalla Kårar, ryslig midnattsläsning^?Kalla Kaarar, ryslig midnattslaesning #3)		skr 3.95^?skr: Swedish krona (crown)	153	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.	novel
Donovan's Brain	1971-04-00	Curt Siodmak	Barrie & Jenkins	0-214-65329-3		191	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Donovan's Brain	1972-00-00	Curt Siodmak	Tandem	0-426-06525-5	£0.25^?£: UK pound	191	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.	novel	C. Achilleos
Ondskabens magt	1973-00-00	Curt Siodmak	Winther (Iskolde gys #5)			158	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.	novel
Ondskapens makt	1973-00-00	Curt Siodmak	Fredhøis Forlag A/S^?Fredhois Forlag A/S ( Midnattsgrøsseren^?Midnattsgrosseren #3)	82-04-00140-1	nkr 6.50^?nkr: Norwegian krone	159	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.	novel
Donovans brein	1977-04-00	Curt Siodmak	Luitingh (Luitingh SF)	90-245-0402-3		175	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.	novel	Karel Thole
Ondskapens makt	1983-00-00	Curt Siodmak	Fredhøis Forlag A/S^?Fredhois Forlag A/S ( Midnattsgrøsseren (2)^?Midnattsgrosseren (2) #7)	82-04-01216-0	nkr 14.50^?nkr: Norwegian krone	157	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.	novel
Donovans Gehirn	1984-06-00	Curt Siodmak	Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #34)	3-453-31030-6	DM 6.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	204	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.	novel	John Stewart
Donovan's Brain	1985-07-00	Curt Siodmak	Carroll & Graf	0-88184-154-4	$3.50^?$: US dollar	160	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.	novel
Donovan's Brain & Hauser's Memory	1992-11-00	Curt Siodmak	Leisure Books	0-8439-3355-0	$4.99^?$: US dollar	444+ [4]	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.	omni
Donovan's Brain	1999-07-00	Curt Siodmak	Pulpless.Com (Forrest J Ackerman Presents)	1-58445-078-9	$19.95^?$: US dollar	182	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.	novel	Billy Tackett
Donovan's Brain	2016-10-21	Curt Siodmak	Pickle Partners Publishing	978-1-78720-162-0	$4.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Donovan's Brain	date unknown	Curt Siodmak	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03106-3	$0.95^?$: US dollar	160	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.	novel

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Reviews

Review by Walt Liebscher [as by Ye Editor] (1943) in Chanticleer, 1943
Review by Francis T. Laney (1945) in The Acolyte, #11, Summer 1945, (1945)
Review by Joseph H. Crawford, Jr. and James J. Donahue and Donald M. Grant (1953) in '333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel , reprinted in:
'333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel (1953)
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1962) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, May 1962
Review by Charles N. Brown [as by Charlie Brown] (1969) in Locus, #42 November 21, 1969
Review [Dutch] by Annemarie van Ewijck [as by Annemarie Kindt] (1978) in Holland-SF 1978, #1
Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
Review by Peter Young (2014) in Big Sky, #2: Pulp