Title: The Man Who Lost the Sea Title Record # 41178
Author: Theodore Sturgeon
Date: 1959-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
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Translations

Year Language Title 1960 French L'homme qui a perdu la mer 1963 Italian L'uomo che vide scomparire il mare 1964ⓘTranslated by Charlotte Winheller German Verlorene See 1971ⓘTranslated by C. A. G. van den Broek Dutch De man die de zee verloor 1979ⓘTranslated by Drago Bajt and/or Bogdan Gradišnik and/or Branko Gradišnik Slovenian Mož, ki je uzgubil morje 1988ⓘTranslated by Stefano Carducci Italian L'uomo che vide svanire il mare 2005ⓘTranslated by Dave Lojek German Der Mann, dem das Meer abhanden kam

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Finalists	1960 Hugo	Best Short Fiction

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1959	1959-10-00	ed. Robert P. Mills	Mercury Press, Inc.		$0.50?$: US dollar	164	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	Emsh
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Ninth Series	1960-02-00	ed. Robert P. Mills	Doubleday		$3.95?$: US dollar	264	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Herb Mott
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Ninth Series	1960-05-00	ed. Robert P. Mills	Doubleday / SFBC		$1.20?$: US dollar	264	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Herb Mott
The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F	1960-09-00	ed. Judith Merril	Simon & Schuster		$3.95?$: US dollar	320	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	H. Lawrence Hoffman
The Year's Best S-F: 5th Annual Edition	1961-01-00	ed. Judith Merril	Dell	F118	$0.50?$: US dollar	320	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	Richard Powers
The Year's Best S-F: 5th Annual Edition	1961-05-00	ed. Judith Merril	Dell	F118	$0.50?$: US dollar	320	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	Richard Powers
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Ninth Series	1962-00-00	ed. Robert P. Mills	Gollancz		18/-?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).	5+ 260	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Ninth Series	1963-10-00	ed. Robert P. Mills	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)	78	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).	5+ 260	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John Griffiths
Venture Science Fiction [UK], October 1963	1963-10-00	ed. uncredited	Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd		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).	132	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
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 9th Series	1964-00-00	ed. Robert P. Mills	Ace Books	F-267	$0.40?$: US dollar	255	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	Emsh
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 9th Series	1964-09-00	ed. Robert P. Mills	Panther	1738	3/6?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).	207	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
Beyond Belief	1966-04-00	ed. Richard J. Hurley	Scholastic Book Services	T573	$0.45?$: US dollar	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	Denny McMains
Beyond Belief	1966-10-00	ed. Richard J. Hurley	Scholastic Book Services	T573	$0.45?$: US dollar	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	Denny McMains
The Best of Sci-Fi 5	1966-10-00	ed. Judith Merril	Mayflower-Dell	0531	5/-?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).	317	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
The Best of Sci-Fi 5	1967-00-00	ed. Judith Merril	Mayflower-Dell	0531	5/-?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).	317	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
Toward Infinity: 9 Science Fiction Tales	1968-00-00	ed. Damon Knight	Simon & Schuster		$4.95?$: US dollar	319	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Jim McMullen
The Best of Sci-Fi 5	1969-00-00	ed. Judith Merril	Mayflower	0-583-10265-4	5/-?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).	317	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	David Davies (artist)
First Step Outward	1969-08-00	ed. Robert Hoskins	Dell	2549	$0.60?$: US dollar	224	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	Berkey
First Step Outward	1969-08-00	ed. Robert Hoskins	Dell	2549	C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar	224	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	Berkey
Beyond Belief	1969-12-00	ed. Richard J. Hurley	Scholastic Book Services	T573	$0.50?$: US dollar	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	Denny McMains
Towards Infinity: Nine Science Fiction Adventures	1970-07-00	ed. Damon Knight	Gollancz	0-575-00372-3	25/-?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).	319	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Beyond Belief	1973-01-00	ed. Richard J. Hurley	Scholastic Book Services	T573		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	Denny McMains
Towards Infinity	1973-01-00	ed. Damon Knight	Pan Books	0-330-23431-5	£0.35?£: UK pound	284	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	Jim Burns
Alpha 8	1977-11-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Berkley Medallion	0-425-03561-1	$1.50?$: US dollar	x+ 242	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
The Golden Helix	1979-11-00	Theodore Sturgeon	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	3552	$2.49?$: US dollar	viii+ 247	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Tony Gleeson
The Golden Helix	1980-06-00	Theodore Sturgeon	Dell	0-440-12885-4	$1.95?$: US dollar	335	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 Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces	1983-04-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg	Arbor House	0-87795-445-3	$16.95?$: US dollar	538	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces	1984-02-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg	Priam Books / Arbor House	0-87795-446-1	$8.95?$: US dollar	538	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
Great Tales of Science Fiction	1985-00-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg	Galahad Books	0-88365-701-5	$8.98?$: US dollar	529	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Golden Helix	1985-01-00	Theodore Sturgeon	Bluejay Books (Bluejay Special Edition)	0-312-94186-2	$7.95?$: US dollar	335	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	Rowena Morrill
Great Tales of Science Fiction	1988-06-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg	Galahad Books	0-88365-701-5	$9.98?$: US dollar	529	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Golden Helix	1989-01-00	Theodore Sturgeon	Carroll & Graf (Masters of Science Fiction (Carroll & Graf))	0-88184-450-0	$3.95?$: US dollar	335	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	Rowena Morrill
The World Treasury of Science Fiction	1989-01-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Little, Brown / BOMC	0-316-34941-0		xix+ 1083	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Bob Eggleton
The World Treasury of Science Fiction	1989-02-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Little, Brown	0-316-34941-0	$22.95?$: US dollar	xix+ 1083	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Bob Eggleton
The World Treasury of Science Fiction	1989-06-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Little, Brown / QPBC		$12.95?$: US dollar	xix+ 1083	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	Bob Eggleton
The Great SF Stories #21 (1959)	1990-06-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #823)	0-88677-428-4 / UE2428	$4.95?$: US dollar	347	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	Robin Hidden
The Great SF Stories #21 (1959)	1990-06-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books	0-88677-428-4	C$5.95?C$: Canadian dollar	347	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	Robin Hidden
Great Tales of Science Fiction	1994-03-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg	Galahad Books	0-88365-701-5	$?$: US dollar	529	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959	1997-02-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	MJF Books	1-56731-154-7	$8.98?$: US dollar	341	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Vincent DiFate
My Favorite Science Fiction Story	1999-03-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1115)	0-88677-830-1 / UE2830	$6.99?$: US dollar	xii+ 372	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	Angus McKie
My Favorite Science Fiction Story	1999-07-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books / SFBC	0-7394-0349-4 / 00941	$9.98?$: US dollar	xii+ 372	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Angus McKie
Selected Stories	2000-10-00	Theodore Sturgeon	Vintage Books	0-375-70375-6	$14.00?$: US dollar	439	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
The Man Who Lost the Sea	2005-01-00	Theodore Sturgeon	North Atlantic Books	1-55643-519-3	$35.00?$: US dollar	xi+ 335	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Paula Morrison
My Favorite Science Fiction Story	2005-09-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg	ibooks	1-59687-121-0	$12.95?$: US dollar	xii+ 372	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	Kimberly Chandler
Strange Horizons, 13 April 2009	2009-04-13	ed. Susan Marie Groppi	strangehorizons.com				webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook".	mag
The Man Who Lost the Sea	2010-00-00	Theodore Sturgeon	North Atlantic Books	978-1-55643-519-5	$35.00?$: US dollar	xi+ 335	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Paula Morrison
The Man Who Lost the Sea	2013-04-23	Theodore Sturgeon	North Atlantic Books	978-1-58394-754-8	$18.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Selected Stories	2013-04-30	Theodore Sturgeon	Open Road Integrated Media	978-1-4532-9547-2	$11.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Selected Stories	2013-04-30	Theodore Sturgeon	Open Road Integrated Media	978-1-4804-1051-0	$9.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Man Who Lost the Sea	2013-09-30	Theodore Sturgeon	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-11005-2	£2.99?£: UK pound		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Escape Pod, EP500	2015-09-04	ed. Norm Sherman	Escape Artists, Inc.		$0.00?$: US dollar		digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	mag
The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection	2016-07-12	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books	978-1-101-91009-2	$25.00?$: US dollar	xxxi+ 1178	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	Bruce Pennington
The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection	2016-07-12	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books	978-1-101-91010-8	$25.00?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Bruce Pennington
The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection	2016-07-12	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / SFBC	14-1016912	$19.55?$: US dollar	xxxi+ 1178	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	Bruce Pennington
Space Pioneers	2018-11-27	ed. Hank Davis, Christopher Ruocchio	Baen Books	978-1-4814-8360-5	$7.99?$: US dollar	506	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	Bob Eggleton
Space Pioneers	2018-11-27	ed. Hank Davis, Christopher Ruocchio	Baen Books	978-1-62579-675-2	$6.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Bob Eggleton
Escape Pod, #665	2019-01-31	ed. Divya Breed, Mur Lafferty	Escape Artists, Inc.		$0.00?$: US dollar		digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	mag
Selected Stories	date unknown	Theodore Sturgeon	Vintage Books	978-0-375-70375-1	$15.95?$: US dollar	439	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	Evan Gaffney
The Best From Fantasy and Science Fiction: 9th Series	date unknown	ed. Robert P. Mills	Ace Books	05448	$0.60?$: US dollar	255	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
The World Treasury of Science Fiction	date unknown	ed. David G. Hartwell	Little, Brown / BOMC			xix+ 1083	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Bob Eggleton
Toward Infinity	date unknown	ed. Damon Knight	Simon & Schuster	0-671-65039-4	$5.70?$: US dollar	319	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Jim McMullen

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Reviews

• Review by Dorman T. Shindler (2005) in Amazing Stories, February 2005
• Review by Matthew Sanborn Smith (2010) in StarShipSofa, No 132