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Title: Light Verse Title Record # 46101
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1973-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1976ⓘTranslated by Beata Della Frattina
 Italian Luciscultura
1977ⓘTranslated by Anne Villelaur
 French
Poésie légère?Poesie legere
1977ⓘTranslated by Walter Brumm
 German Lichtpoesie
1977ⓘTranslated by Walter Brumm
 German Lichtverse
1979ⓘTranslated by Borivoj Jurković
 Croatian Svjetlosni stih
1980ⓘTranslated by 望月二郎(Mochiduki Jirou)
 Japanese
光の韻律?ひかりのいんりつ
Hikari no Inritsu
[as by
アイザック・アシモフ?Aizakku Ashimofu
]
1981ⓘTranslated by Jean A. Schalekamp
 Dutch Lichtvers
1984ⓘTranslated by Domingo Santos.
 Spanish Parodia rimada
1984ⓘTranslated by Joachim Körber and/or Leni Sobez: there's only one credit for both of them in the german publication of Opus 200 but likely they didn't work together on the individual items.
 German Light Verse (1973)
1988ⓘTranslated by Rosa S. de Naveira
 Spanish Rima ligera
1988ⓘTranslated by France-Marie Watkins
 French
Artiste de lumière?Artiste de lumiere
1991ⓘ
  • Translated by Mirjana Živković & Zoran Živković
Serbian Svetlosni stihovi [as by Isak Asimov]
1993ⓘTranslated by Villányi György
 Hungarian
Fényvers?Fenyvers
1993ⓘTranslated by Carlos Gardini.
 Spanish Versos luminosos
1998ⓘTranslated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu
 Romanian
Poezie imaterială?Poezie imateriala

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Saturday Evening Post, September / October, 1973 1973-09-00 ed. Editors of The Saturday Evening Post        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 mag  
Stories to Be Read with the Door Locked 1975-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House 0-394-49839-9   viii+
365
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories 1975-09-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-05077-1
$5.95?$: US dollar
 206
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Michael Flanagan  
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories 1975-10-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday & Company / SFBC 1340
$2.49?$: US dollar
 206
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Michael Flanagan Checkmark
Stories to Be Read with the Door Locked 1975-10-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House / BCE 1387   xii+
368
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Sposato Checkmark
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories 1976-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-04398-5
£0.60?£: UK pound
 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.
 coll Peter Jones Checkmark
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories 1976-00-00 Isaac Asimov Gollancz 0-575-02078-4
£3.20?£: UK pound
 206
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Stories to be Read with the Door Locked (Volume I) 1977-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell 0138
$1.25?$: US dollar
 219
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  
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories 1977-01-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23062-7
$1.50?$: US dollar
 238
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 George Tsui Checkmark
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories 1977-01-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23062-7
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 238
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 George Tsui Checkmark
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories 1977-07-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-04398-5
£0.75?£: UK pound
 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.
 coll Peter Jones Checkmark
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories 1978-00-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23828-8
$1.75?$: US dollar
 238
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  
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories 1979-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-04398-5
£0.85?£: UK pound
 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.
 coll Peter Jones Checkmark
Opus 200 1979-03-00 Isaac Asimov Houghton Mifflin 0-395-27625-X
$10.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
329
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories 1980-00-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23828-8
$1.95?$: US dollar
 238
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  
Opus: A Selection from the First 200 Books 1980-00-00 Isaac Asimov Andre Deutsch 0-233-97189-0
£8.95?£: UK pound
 669
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
Weird Worlds, #5 1980-00-00 ed. Bob Stine, Jane Stine Scholastic 0-590-30038-5   40
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
 mag Animals, Animals , Michael Reed (artist) , Barbara Reed Checkmark
Opus 200 1980-12-00 Isaac Asimov Dell 0-440-16666-7
$2.50?$: US dollar
 432
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 Checkmark
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories 1981-00-00 Isaac Asimov Granada 0-586-04398-5
£1.25?£: UK pound
 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.
 coll Peter Jones Checkmark
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories 1982-00-00 Isaac Asimov Granada 0-586-04398-5   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.
 coll Peter Jones  
The Complete Robot 1982-04-09 Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-17724-0
$19.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
557+
[2]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Kiyoshi Kanai Checkmark
The Complete Robot 1982-07-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday & Company / SFBC 5134
$6.98?$: US dollar
 xiv+
557
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Kiyoshi Kanai Checkmark
The Complete Robot 1982-10-00 Isaac Asimov Granada 0-246-11923-3
£9.95?£: UK pound
 xiv+
557
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Robot Collection 1983-00-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-19152-9
$15.95?$: US dollar
 510+
404
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Checkmark
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories 1984-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-04398-5
£1.95?£: UK pound
 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.
 coll Peter Jones Checkmark
Murder Most Foul 1984-00-00 ed. uncredited Octopus Books 0-7064-2052-7   352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Stuart Bodek  
The Complete Robot 1984-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-05724-2
£2.95?£: UK pound
 682
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Complete Robot 1984-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-05724-2
£2.95?£: UK pound
 682
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Complete Robot 1986-00-00 Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-586-05724-2
£3.50?£: UK pound
 682
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Robot Dreams 1986-11-00 Isaac Asimov Berkley Books (Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Byron Preiss)) 0-425-09346-8
$50.00?$: US dollar
 349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ralph McQuarrie  
Robot Dreams 1986-11-00 Isaac Asimov Berkley Books (Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Byron Preiss)) 0-425-09345-X
$7.95?$: US dollar
 349
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 Ralph McQuarrie Checkmark
Robot Dreams 1987-04-00 Isaac Asimov Gollancz 0-575-04021-1
£10.95?£: UK pound
 349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ralph McQuarrie  
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories 1988-00-00 Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-586-04398-5
£2.50?£: UK pound
 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.
 coll Peter Jones Checkmark
The Complete Robot 1988-00-00 Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-586-05724-2
£3.95?£: UK pound
 688
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  
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories 1988-02-00 Isaac Asimov VGSF / Gollancz 0-575-04199-4
£2.95?£: UK pound
 206
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 John Harris Checkmark
Robot Dreams 1988-05-00 Isaac Asimov VGSF / Gollancz 0-575-04254-0
£3.95?£: UK pound
 349
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  
Robot Dreams 1989-00-00 Isaac Asimov VGSF 0-575-04565-5
£3.50?£: UK pound
 474
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 Ralph McQuarrie Checkmark
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov 1989-05-00 Isaac Asimov Dark Harvest 0-913165-44-1
$21.95?$: US dollar
 678
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ron Lindahn , Val Lakey Lindahn  
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov 1989-05-00 Isaac Asimov Dark Harvest 0-913165-43-3
$49.00?$: US dollar
 678
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ron Lindahn , Val Lakey Lindahn  
The Complete Robot 1990-00-00 Isaac Asimov Grafton 0-586-05724-2
£4.99?£: UK pound
 682
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Robot Dreams 1990-06-00 Isaac Asimov Ace Books 0-441-73154-6
$4.95?$: US dollar
 xvi+
384
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 Ralph McQuarrie Checkmark
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov! 1991-00-00 Isaac Asimov Legend 0-7126-4690-6
£14.99?£: UK pound
 836
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov!: Volume Five 1991-04-00 Isaac Asimov Ace Books 0-441-03111-0
$3.95?$: US dollar
 183
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 Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov: Volume Two 1991-10-00 Isaac Asimov Legend 0-7126-4970-0
£8.99?£: UK pound
 351
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 Tony Roberts (artist)  
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 1992-02-00 Isaac Asimov Foundation / Doubleday 0-385-42078-1
$14.00?$: US dollar
 ix+
550
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 Barclay Shaw Checkmark
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 1992-05-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday Foundation / SFBC 17907
$7.98?$: US dollar
 ix+
635
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Barclay Shaw Checkmark
The Complete Robot 1993-00-00 Isaac Asimov HarperCollins (UK) 0-586-05724-2
£5.99?£: UK pound
 688
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 1994-01-00 Isaac Asimov HarperCollins (UK) 0-00-224150-1
£16.99?£: UK pound
 550
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Complete Robot 1995-00-00 Isaac Asimov Voyager 0-586-05724-2
£6.99?£: UK pound
 688
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
Buy Jupiter 2000-02-00 Isaac Asimov Millennium 1-85798-941-4
£6.99?£: UK pound
 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.
 coll John Harris  
The Complete Robot 2000-11-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC 33046
$12.98?$: US dollar
 559
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Robot Dreams 2004-06-00 Isaac Asimov Ace Books 0-441-01183-7
$14.00?$: US dollar
 xvi+
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 Ralph McQuarrie  
Robot Dreams 2014-09-29 Isaac Asimov Recorded Books 978-1-4906-3310-7    
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Checkmark
The Complete Robot 2018-05-17 Isaac Asimov HarperVoyager 978-0-00-827781-9
£9.99?£: UK pound
 611
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 Mike Topping  
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 unpublished Isaac Asimov Foundation / Doubleday 0-385-42079-X    
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23062-7
$1.50?$: US dollar
 238
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 George Tsui  
Robot Dreams date unknown Isaac Asimov Ace Books 0-441-01183-7
$14.00?$: US dollar
 xvi+
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 Ralph McQuarrie  
Robot Dreams date unknown Isaac Asimov Recorded Books      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Checkmark
The Complete Robot date unknown Isaac Asimov Voyager / HarperCollins 0-586-05724-2
£6.99?£: UK pound
 688
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
The Complete Robot date unknown Isaac Asimov HarperVoyager 978-0-00-827781-9
£9.99?£: UK pound
 611
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 Mike Topping Checkmark
The Complete Robot date unknown Isaac Asimov HarperVoyager 978-0-00-827781-9
£9.99?£: UK pound
 611
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 Mike Topping Checkmark
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