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Title: Tower of Babylon Title Record # 40853
Author: Ted Chiang
Date: 1990-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1993Translated by Corinna Augustoni
Italian La torre di Babilonia
1993Translated by Florin Pîtea
Romanian Turnul Babilonului
1994Translated by Luis Pestarini. First published in Cuásar 24, August 1994.
Spanish La torre de Babilonia
1998Translated by Agnieszka Sylwanowicz
Polish
Wieża Babilonu?Wieza Babilonu
2001Translated by Gaetano Luigi Staffilano
Italian La torre di Babilonia
2003Translated by 浅倉久志 (Hisashi Asakura).
Japanese
バビロンの塔?ばびろん の とう
Babiron no Tou
[as by ]
2006Translated by Pierre-Paul Durastanti
French La tour de Babylone
2011Translated by Alexander Müller as molosovsky
German Der Turmbau zu Babel
2016Translated by Edmundo Barreiros.
Portuguese A torre da Babilônia

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Omni, November 1990 1990-11-00 ed. Ellen Datlow Omni Publications International Ltd. 0149-8711
$3.50?$: US dollar
150
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
mag Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection 1991-07-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-06009-2
$15.95?$: US dollar
xxxii+
624
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection 1991-07-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-06008-4
$27.95?$: US dollar
xxxii+
624
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Michael Whelan Checkmark
Best New SF 5 1991-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Robinson 1-85487-091-2
£7.99?£: UK pound
xxxii+
624
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 Ian Craig Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection 1991-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press / SFBC 18551
$12.98?$: US dollar
xxxii+
624
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Michael Whelan Checkmark
Nebula Awards 26 1992-05-00 ed. James Morrow Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-665472-5
$12.95?$: US dollar
xv+
332
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 Patrik Ryane Checkmark
Nebula Awards 26 1992-05-00 ed. James Morrow Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-164934-0
$24.95?$: US dollar
xv+
332
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Patrik Ryane Checkmark
Supernovæ?Supernovae
1993-10-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Interno Giallo / Mondadori (IperFICTION) 88-04-37768-2
Lit 35,000?Lit: Italian lira
622
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth F. G. Confalonieri  
Anticipația CPSF 506?Anticipatia CPSF 506
1993-12-00 ed. Mihai-Dan Pavelescu
Știință & Tehnică?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah
 
Lei 150?Lei: Romanian leu
32
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 Walter Riess  
Millemondi Primavera 1996 1996-02-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Mondadori (Millemondi (quarterly) #6)  
Lit 9,000?Lit: Italian lira
318
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 Giuseppe Festino  
Gigamesh, 8, March 1997 1997-03-00 ed.
Julián Díez?Julian Diez
Gigamesh  
Pta 595?Pta: Spanish peseta
66
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 Cels Piñol  
Fenix, V9 #10, 1998 1998-00-00 ed.
Jaroslaw Grzędowicz?Jaroslaw Grzedowicz
Radwan      
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
Paweł Gargas?Pawel Gargas
 
The Fantasy Hall of Fame 1998-03-00 ed. Robert Silverberg HarperPrism 0-06-105215-9
$14.00?$: US dollar
xii+
562
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 Carl Galian Checkmark
The Fantasy Hall of Fame 1998-08-00 ed. Robert Silverberg HarperPrism / SFBC 1-56865-858-3 / 17918
$10.98?$: US dollar
562
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Carl Galian Checkmark
Nuove avventure nell'ignoto 2001-03-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Mondadori (Millemondi (quarterly) #29)  
Lit 9,900?Lit: Italian lira
362
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 Franco Brambilla  
Stories of Your Life and Others 2002-07-00 Ted Chiang Tor 0-765-30418-X
$24.95?$: US dollar
333
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Gregory Manchess Checkmark
Stories of Your Life and Others 2002-08-00 Ted Chiang St. Martin's Press 0-312-70716-9
$24.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Gregory Manchess  
Stories of Your Life and Others 2003-07-00 Ted Chiang Orb 0-765-30419-8
$14.95?$: US dollar
333
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 Joe Curcio Checkmark
あなたの人生の物語?あなた の じんせい の ものがたり
Anata no Jinsei no Monogatari
2003-09-30
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
(
ハヤカワ文庫SF?Hayakawa Bunko SF
#1458)
4-15-011458-7
¥940?¥: Japanese yen
521+
[7]
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
岩郷重力?Iwagō Jūryoku
いわごう じゅうりょく
Iwagou Juhryoku
Iwagou Juuryoku
,
WONDERWORKZ。?Wonderworkz
Checkmark
Stories of Your Life and Others 2004-02-00 Ted Chiang Tor / Pan Macmillan UK 1-4050-4102-1
£10.99?£: UK pound
331
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 Shelley Eshkar Checkmark
Stories of Your Life and Others 2005-01-00 Ted Chiang Tor / Pan Macmillan UK 0-330-42664-8
£6.99?£: UK pound
331
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 Shelley Eshkar  
La tour de Babylone 2006-04-21 Ted Chiang
Denoël?Denoel
(Lunes d'encre)
2-207-25456-9
€20.00?€: Euro
341
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 Manchu  
The Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy 2008-07-00 ed. Mike Ashley Robinson 978-1-84529-806-7
£7.99?£: UK pound
562
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 joeroberts.co.uk  
The Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy 2008-08-00 ed. Mike Ashley Running Press 978-0-7624-3383-4
$13.95?$: US dollar
562
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 joeroberts.co.uk Checkmark
La tour de Babylone 2010-04-02 Ted Chiang
Denoël?Denoel
(Folio SF #358)
978-2-07-040688-3   405
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 Manchu  
Stories of Your Life and Others 2010-10-01 Ted Chiang Small Beer Press 978-1-931520-72-0
$16.00?$: US dollar
281
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 Shelley Eshkar Checkmark
Stories of Your Life and Others 2010-10-22 Ted Chiang Small Beer Press 978-1-931520-89-8
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Shelley Eshkar  
The Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy 2011-08-04 ed. Mike Ashley Robinson 978-1-78033-282-6
$6.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth joeroberts.co.uk  
Die Hölle ist die Abwesenheit Gottes 2011-12-00 Ted Chiang Golkonda 978-3-942396-12-7
€14.90?€: Euro
181
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 Shelley Eshkar Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection 2012-09-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 978-1-4668-2947-3
$7.99?$: US dollar
xxxii+
624
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Michael Whelan  
Stories of Your Life and Others 2014-02-10 Ted Chiang Tantor Audio      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
Stories of Your Life and Others 2015-05-21 Ted Chiang Picador 978-1-4472-8923-4   338
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 Konstantin Inozemtsev , Getty Images  
Tower of Babylon 2016-05-04 Ted Chiang Vintage Books      
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Stories of Your Life and Others 2016-06-14 Ted Chiang Vintage Books 978-1-101-97212-0
$16.00?$: US dollar
281
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  
Stories of Your Life and Others 2016-06-14 Ted Chiang Vintage Books 978-1-101-97212-0
$16.95?$: US dollar
281
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  
Arrival 2016-11-01 Ted Chiang Vintage Books 978-0-525-43367-5
$16.00?$: US dollar
281
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 Shelley Eshkar  
Arrival 2016-11-01 Ted Chiang Picador 978-1-5098-3590-4
£8.99?£: UK pound
338
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  
Arrival 2016-11-03 Ted Chiang Picador 978-1-5098-5117-1
£8.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
História da sua vida e outros contos?Historia da sua vida e outros contos
2016-11-14 Ted Chiang Intrinseca 978-85-510-0078-6
R$69.90?R$: Brazilian real
368
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Checkmark
Arrival: Die Hölle ist die Abwesenheit Gottes 2017-07-24 Ted Chiang Golkonda 978-3-946503-12-5
€18.00?€: Euro
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Stories of Your Life and Others 2018-04-12 Ted Chiang Subterranean Press  
$125.00?$: US dollar
i+
351
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jacob McMurray Checkmark
Stories of Your Life and Others 2020-06-11 Ted Chiang Picador 978-1-5290-3943-6
£9.99?£: UK pound
338
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 Checkmark
Geteilt durch Null 2020-10-30 Ted Chiang Golkonda 978-3-96509-037-8
€24.00?€: Euro
360
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Stories of Your Life and Others 2024-03-07 Ted Chiang Picador (Picador Collection) 978-1-03-503859-6
£9.99?£: 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  
Arrival date unknown Ted Chiang Picador 978-1-5098-3590-4
£8.99?£: UK pound
338
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 Checkmark
Arrival date unknown Ted Chiang Picador 978-1-5098-3590-4
£8.99?£: UK pound
338
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 Checkmark
Stories of Your Life and Others date unknown Ted Chiang Picador 978-1-4472-8923-4
£8.99?£: UK pound
338
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 Konstantin Inozemtsev , Getty Images Checkmark
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