Title: The Body Snatchers
Title Record # 437
Author: Jack Finney
Date: 1955-00-00
Type: NOVEL
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Language: English
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Author: Jack Finney
Date: 1955-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: unz.com, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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- Collier's published "a shorter version" (LCCN 54-12494 in 1954 as a three-part serial: November 26 (images at UNZ.org, above), December 10 and 24. The magazine version spans 20 four-column pages that contain advertisements and cartoons.
- Rewritten in 1978 as Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
- Feature film adaptations as Invasion of the Body Snatchers were released in 1956 and 1978. Body Snatchers (1993) was a third adaptation and the novel has inspired other films. --Wikipedia
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Awards
Place | Year and Award | Category |
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4 (as Los ladrones de cuerpos) | 2003 Premio Ignotus | Mejor novela extranjera - Best Foreign Novel |
Publications
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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The Body Snatchers | 1955-00-00 | Jack Finney | Dell | 42 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
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 | John McDermott | |
The Body Snatchers | 1955-00-00 | Jack Finney | Eyre & Spottiswoode | 10/6?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 | Stuart Treslian | ||
The Body Snatchers | 1961-07-00 | Jack Finney | Dell | B204 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
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 | Richard Powers | |
The Body Snatchers | 1967-04-00 | Jack Finney | Dell | 0674 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
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 | Punchatz | |
The Body Snatchers | 1967-04-00 | Jack Finney | Dell | 0674 | C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar |
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 | Punchatz | |
Stories That Scared Even Me | 1968-00-00 | ed. Alfred Hitchcock | Max Reinhardt | 0-370-00643-7 | 20/-?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). |
413 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bernard Blatch | |
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 1973-05-00 | Jack Finney | Award Books | AN1125 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
187 | 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 | Jack Gaughan | |
The Body Snatchers | 1976-06-00 | Jack Finney | Gregg Press (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series) | 0-8398-2332-0 | $11.50?$: US dollar |
xii+ 191+ [16] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 1976-07-00 | Jack Finney | Award Books | AD1594 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
187 | 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 | ||
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 1993-00-00 | Jack Finney | The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Science Fiction) |
ix+ 144 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||||
Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 2007-06-04 | Jack Finney | Blackstone Audio | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | |||||
The Body Snatchers | 2010-10-14 | Jack Finney | Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-0-575-08531-2 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
x+ 226 |
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 | Dominic Harman | |
The Body Snatchers | 2010-10-14 | Jack Finney | Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-0-575-08916-7 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | Dominic Harman | ||
Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 2014-01-28 | Jack Finney | Touchstone / Simon & Schuster | 978-1-4767-7209-7 | $11.65?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 2015-10-06 | Jack Finney | Touchstone / Simon & Schuster | 978-1-5011-1782-4 | $15.99?$: US dollar |
224 | 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 | John Picacio | |
Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 2020-10-24 | Jack Finney | Ishi Press | 978-4-87187-365-9 | $18.95?$: US dollar |
218 | 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 | ||
The Body Snatchers | 2023-08-24 | Jack Finney | Gollancz / Orion (The Best of the Masterworks) | 978-1-3996-1721-5 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
240 | 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 | ||
The Body Snatchers | date unknown | Jack Finney | Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-0-575-08531-2 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
x+ 226 |
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 | Dominic Harman | |
The Body Snatchers | date unknown | Jack Finney | Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-0-575-08531-2 |
x+ 226 |
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 | Dominic Harman |
Reviews
- Review by The Editor (1955) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1955
- Review by Groff Conklin (1955) in Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1955
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1955) in Astounding Science Fiction, September 1955 , reprinted in:
- Astounding Science Fiction, February 1956 (UK) (1956)
- Review by Damon Knight (1955) in Science Fiction Stories, September 1955 , reprinted in:
- In Search of Wonder (1971)
- In Search of Wonder (1974)
- Review by Hans Stefan Santesson (1955) in Fantastic Universe, October 1955
- Review by Leslie Flood (1955) in New Worlds Science Fiction, #42 December 1955
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1968) in Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, February 1968
- Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
- Review by Andy Duncan (2005) in Horror: Another 100 Best Books
- Review by Paul Kane (2006) in Terror Tales (Number Three)
- Review by Paul Di Filippo (2012) in The Speculator, (2018)
- Review by Mark Yon (2014) in Big Sky, #4: SF Masterworks 2
- Review by Peter Young (2014) in Big Sky, #4: SF Masterworks 2