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Title: Sur Title Record # 40892
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Date: 1982-02-01
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Revised for The Compass Rose.
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Current Tags: female protagonist (1), exploration (1), antarctica (1), first person point of view (1), alternate history (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1982 Sur: A Summary Report of the Yelcho Expedition to the Antarctic, 1909-1910
Year Language Title
1985ⓘTranslated by Hilde Linnert
 German Rose des Südens
1985ⓘTranslated by Gerard Suurmeijer
 Dutch Zuid-Zuid-Amerika
1985ⓘTranslated by Hilde Linnert
 German Die Rose des Südens
1988ⓘTranslated by Philippe Rouillé & Martine Laroche
 French Sur [as by Ursula Le Guin]
1990 Italian Sur [as by Ursula Kroeber Le Guin]
1994ⓘ<ul><li>Translated by Mirjana ˇivković </ul>
 Serbian Sur [as by Ursula Legvin]
2003ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli
 Italian Sur

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
1 1983 Locus Best Short Story
2 1983 Hugo Best Short Story

Publications

Displaying all variants and translations • Do not display translations • Do not display variants or translations

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The New Yorker, February 1, 1982 1982-02-01 ed. Editors of the New Yorker        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 mag  
The Compass Rose 1982-06-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Pendragon Press & Underwood-Miller 0-934438-60-9
$40.00?$: US dollar
 290
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Thomas Canty  
The Compass Rose 1982-07-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper & Row 0-06-014988-4
$14.95?$: US dollar
 viii+
273
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jon Weiman Checkmark
The Compass Rose 1982-10-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper & Row / SFBC 1403
$5.50?$: US dollar
 246
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jon Weiman  
The Compass Rose 1983-03-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz 0-575-03229-4
£7.95?£: UK pound
 viii+
273
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 1983-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Timescape / Pocket Books 0-671-46680-1
$3.95?$: US dollar
 viii+
359
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 Checkmark
The Compass Rose 1983-07-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-23512-5
$3.50?$: US dollar
 xii+
271
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 Yvonne Gilbert Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 1983-11-00 ed. Terry Carr Gollancz 0-575-03341-X
£9.95?£: UK pound
 viii+
350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Compass Rose 1984-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Granada 0-586-06053-7
£1.95?£: UK pound
 286
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 Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
De windroos 1985-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Het Spectrum (Prisma #2420) 90-274-1563-3   225
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 Checkmark
Die schönsten Science Fiction Stories des Jahres: Band 3 1985-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4165) 3-453-31123-X
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 462
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 Checkmark
Die Kompassrose 1985-07-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #47) 3-453-31156-6
DM 8.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 302
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
The Compass Rose 1987-11-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Spectra 0-553-23512-5
$3.50?$: US dollar
 271
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  
The Compass Rose 1988-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Grafton / Collins (UK) 0-586-06053-7
£2.95?£: UK pound
 286
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 Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Les quatre vents du désir 1988-04-00 Ursula Le Guin Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5288) 2-266-02178-8   345
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 W. Siudmak  
Aliene, Amazzoni, Astronaute 1990-06-00 ed. Oriana Palusci Mondadori 88-04-33438-X   437
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
Andreas Fröschl?Andreas Froeschl
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The Compass Rose 1991-06-00 Ursula K. Le Guin HarperPaperbacks 0-06-100181-3
$4.50?$: US dollar
 xi+
368
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 Kinuko Craft Checkmark
Women's Fantastic Adventures 1992-00-00 ed. Brigitte Scheer-Schäzler Reclam (Universal-Bibliothek #9285) 3-15-009285-X
DM 8.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 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.
 anth Checkmark
Ru˛a kompasa?Ruza kompasa
 1994-00-00 Ursula Legvin Polaris Beograd (SF biblioteka Polaris)     312
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 Jon Weiman Checkmark
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women 1995-05-00 ed. Richard Glyn Jones, A. Susan Williams Viking UK 0-670-85907-9
£17.00?£: UK pound
 xiv+
560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Leonora Carrington  
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women 1995-10-00 ed. Richard Glyn Jones, A. Susan Williams Viking 0-670-85907-9
$27.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Leonora Carrington  
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women 1996-08-00 ed. Richard Glyn Jones, A. Susan Williams Penguin Books 0-14-024336-4
£8.99?£: UK pound
 xv+
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.
 anth Leonora Carrington Checkmark
Visions of Wonder 1996-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell, Milton T. Wolf Tor 0-312-85287-8
$24.95?$: US dollar
 798
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 Checkmark
Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology 1996-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell, Milton T. Wolf Tor 0-312-86224-5
$35.00?$: US dollar
 798
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Berkey Checkmark
Il diario della rosa 2003-02-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Editrice Nord (Narrativa Nord #168) 88-429-1244-1
€14.00?€: Euro
 250
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ciruelo  
The Wide White Page: Writers Imagine Antarctica 2004-11-00 ed. Bill Manhire Victoria University Press 0-86473-485-9   327
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 Sarah Maxey , Craig Potton Checkmark
The Compass Rose 2005-03-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Perennial / HarperCollins 0-06-091447-5
$13.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
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  
Outer Space, Inner Lands 2012-11-13 Ursula K. Le Guin Small Beer Press 978-1-61873-035-0
$24.00?$: US dollar
 iv+
333+
[6]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Paul Roden , Valerie Lueth Checkmark
Outer Space, Inner Lands 2012-11-27 Ursula K. Le Guin Small Beer Press 978-1-61873-037-4
$14.95?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Paul Roden , Valerie Lueth  
Outer Space, Inner Lands 2013-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Small Beer Press 978-1-61873-035-0
$24.00?$: US dollar
 iv+
333+
[6]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Paul Roden , Valerie Lueth Checkmark
Outer Space, Inner Lands 2014-07-17 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz 978-1-4732-0285-6
£18.99?£: UK pound
 352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Outer Space, Inner Lands 2015-01-08 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz 978-1-4732-0286-3
£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  
Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology 2015-06-01 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer PM Press 978-1-62963-035-9
$15.95?$: US dollar
 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.
 anth Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters and The Compass Rose 2015-08-13 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-0576-5
£9.99?£: UK pound
 xx+
561
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.
 omni Christopher Gibbs Checkmark
The Compass Rose 2015-08-13 Ursula K. Le Guin Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-1437-8
£4.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Women of Futures Past 2016-09-06 ed. Kristine Kathryn Rusch Baen 978-1-4767-8161-7
$16.00?$: US dollar
 266
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 Christine Mitzuk Checkmark
The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin 2016-10-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press 978-1-4814-7596-9
$29.99?$: US dollar
 715+
[6]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Don Smith Checkmark
The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin 2016-10-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press 978-1-4814-7598-3
$7.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni  
The Selected Short Fiction of Ursula K. Le Guin 2016-11-15 Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press 978-1-4814-8946-1
$59.99?$: US dollar
 1552
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin 2017-11-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press 978-1-4814-7597-6
$19.99?$: US dollar
 715
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.
 omni  
The Selected Short Fiction of Ursula K. Le Guin 2017-11-07 Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press 978-1-5344-0471-7
$39.99?$: US dollar
 1584
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.
 omni  
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