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Title: Beggars in Spain Title Record # 41619
Author: Nancy Kress
Date: 1991-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Sleepless
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Mistakenly listed as "Beggers in Spain" in Asimov's TOC. Expanded into novel in 1993.
Synopsis: A group of children, mentally gifted as the result of a novel genetic modification which eliminates sleep, must rely on each other as they grow older and incur the resentment and bigotry of the unmodified population.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1992ⓘTranslated by Martin Gilbert
 German Bettler in Spanien
1992ⓘTranslated by Micaela Acocella
 Italian Modificazione genetica
1993ⓘTranslated by Florin Pîtea
 Romanian
Cerșetori în Spania?Cersetori in Spania
2007ⓘTranslated by Florin Pîtea
 Romanian
Cerșetori în Spania?Cersetori in Spania
2012ⓘTranslated by Claire Michel
 French L'une rêve, l'autre pas

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
1 1992 Asimov's Readers' Best Novella
Win 1992 SF Chronicle Novella
1 1992 Hugo Best Novella
Win 1992 Nebula Novella
2 1992 Locus Best Novella
Win (as L'une rêve, l'autre pas) 1995 Imaginaire Nouvelle étrangère

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Beggars in Spain 1991-02-00 Nancy Kress Axolotl Press / Pulphouse Publishing 18 $10.00 104
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.
 chap George Barr Checkmark
Beggars in Spain 1991-02-00 Nancy Kress Axolotl Press / Pulphouse Publishing 18 $35.00 104
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 chap George Barr  
Beggars in Spain 1991-02-00 Nancy Kress Axolotl Press / Pulphouse Publishing 18 $65.00 104
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 chap Checkmark
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1991 1991-04-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Davis Publications   $3.95 324
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 Gary Freeman Checkmark
Die Menagerie von Babel 1992-00-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4920) 3-453-05842-9 DM 16.80 525
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 Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection 1992-07-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-07889-7 $27.95 xxxix+
575
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection 1992-07-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-07891-9 $15.95 xxxix+
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 Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection 1992-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press / SFBC 01121 $13.98 xxxix+
575
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Best New SF 6 1992-10-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Robinson 1-85487-131-5 £7.99 xxxix+
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 Terry Oakes Checkmark
Millemondinverno 1992: 2 romanzi e 5 racconti 1992-10-00 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (Millemondi #42)   9,000 Lit 430
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 Marco Patrito  
Almanah Anticipația 1994?Almanah Anticipatia 1994
 1993-00-00 ed. Mihai-Dan Pavelescu
Știință & Tehnică?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah
 973-96236-4-6 Lei 2700 272
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 Walter Riess  
Nebula Awards 27 1993-04-00 ed. James Morrow Harcourt Brace 0-15-164935-9 $24.95 xv+
331
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Craig Stuart Rosenberg Checkmark
Nebula Awards 27 1993-04-00 ed. James Morrow Harcourt Brace 0-15-665471-7 $12.95 xv+
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.
 anth Craig Stuart Rosenberg Checkmark
The Giant Book of Fantastic SF 1995-00-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Magpie Books 1-85487-607-4   xxxix+
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
Hugo and Nebula Award Winners from Asimov's Science Fiction 1995-12-00 ed. Sheila Williams Wings Books 0-517-12410-6 $12.99 558
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Chris Moore Checkmark
The New Hugo Winners, Volume IV 1997-11-00 ed. Gregory Benford Baen 0-671-87852-2 $6.99 537
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 Checkmark
The Science Fiction Century 1997-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor 0-312-86338-1 $40.00 1005
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Harris Checkmark
The Science Fiction Century 1997-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor / BOMC 0-312-86338-1   1005
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Harris Checkmark
The Science Fiction Century 1998-05-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Quality Paperback Book Club 0-9658501-3-7 $21.95 1005
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 John Harris Checkmark
Beaker's Dozen 1998-08-00 Nancy Kress Tor 0-312-86537-6 $24.95 352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Thomas Canty Checkmark
Beaker's Dozen 1999-08-00 Nancy Kress Tor 0-312-86843-X $13.95 352
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 Thomas Canty Checkmark
Beggars in Spain 2000-07-00 Nancy Kress Fictionwise   $2.30  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 chap Checkmark
The Hard SF Renaissance 2002-11-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Tor 0-312-87635-1 $39.95 960
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Gregory Manchess Checkmark
The Hard SF Renaissance 2002-12-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Tor / SFBC 54747 $14.99 960
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Gregory Manchess Checkmark
The Hard SF Renaissance 2003-10-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Orb 0-312-87636-X $21.95 960
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 Gregory Manchess Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume Two 2004-00-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Robinson 1-84119-514-6 £7.99 xviii+
617
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 Joe Roberts Checkmark
Novel Ideas—Science Fiction 2006-04-04 ed. Brian M. Thomsen DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1361) 0-7564-0353-7 $7.50 321
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.
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The Science Fiction Century, Volume Two 2006-10-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Orb 0-765-31492-4 $21.95 508
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  
Almanah Estival 2007 Science Fiction 2007-00-00 ed. Cornel Secu Clubul Helion 973-9345-72-7 Lei 15 306
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 Marian Mirescu  
The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels 2007-02-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-36341-9 $40.00 xi+
642
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels 2007-02-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 1-4299-1606-0 $7.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels 2007-02-06 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 978-0-312-36342-0 $19.95 xi+
642
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.
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The Mammoth Book of Best Short SF Novels 2009-04-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Robinson 978-1-84529-923-1 £9.99 xii+
800
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 Joe Roberts Checkmark
Beggars in Spain 2011-10-05 Nancy Kress Phoenix Pick 978-1-61242-058-5 $3.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 chap  
Beggars in Spain 2011-10-15 Nancy Kress Phoenix Pick 978-1-61242-057-8 $4.99 98
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.
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L'une rêve, l'autre pas 2012-09-00 Nancy Kress ActuSF (Perles d'épice) 978-2-917689-42-4 €12.00 168
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.
 chap Prop4g4nd4 Checkmark
The Best of Nancy Kress 2015-10-00 Nancy Kress Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-721-9 $45.00 558
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 coll Tom Canty Checkmark
The Best of Nancy Kress 2015-10-00 Nancy Kress Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-722-6 $4.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Tom Canty  
Phoenix Pick Award Winners Mini Bundle One: The Hemingway Hoax / Beggars in Spain 2015-10-11 ed. uncredited Phoenix Pick (Phoenix Pick Award Winners Bundles) 978-1-61242-292-3 $9.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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L'une rêve, l'autre pas 2016-09-00 Nancy Kress ActuSF (Hélios #63) 978-2-36629-822-2 €7.00  
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.
 chap Prop4g4nd4  
Beggars in Spain 2017-02-03 Nancy Kress Phoenix Pick 978-1-61242-313-5 $6.99 154
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.
 chap  
Beaker's Dozen date unknown Nancy Kress Tor 978-1-4668-2527-7 $7.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Thomas Canty  
The Hard SF Renaissance date unknown ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Orb 978-0-312-87636-4 $25.99 960
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 Gregory Manchess Checkmark
The Hard SF Renaissance date unknown ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Orb 0-312-87636-X $21.95 960
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 Gregory Manchess Checkmark
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