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Title: The Day Before the Revolution Title Record # 51749
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Date: 1974-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Hainish
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: A prequel of the novel The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia.
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Current Tags: revolution (1), science fiction (1), anarchism (1), old age (1), death (1), grief (1), sexuality (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1975ⓘTranslated by Jean-Pierre Pugi
 French
À la veille de la révolution?A la veille de la revolution
1977ⓘTranslated by Jean-Pierre Pugi
 French
La veille de la révolution?La veille de la revolution
[as by Ursula Le Guin]
1978ⓘTranslated by Leni Sobez
 German Der Tag vor der Revolution
1979ⓘTranslated by Donatella Cerutti Pini
 Italian Il giorno prima della rivoluzione
1980ⓘTranslated by Gisela Stege
 German Der Tag vor der Revolution
1982ⓘTranslated by Eva Malsch This edition omits the space in the author's last name, so it has been regularized here based on ISFDB standards.
 German Der Tag vor der Revolution [as by Ursula Le Guin]
1987ⓘTranslated by María Elena Rius.
 Spanish El día anterior a la revolución
1991ⓘ
  • Translated by Zoran Jakšić
Serbian
Dan uoči revolucije?Dan uoci revolucije
Dan uochi revolucije
[as by Ursula Legvin]
2004ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli
 Italian La vigilia della rivoluzione
2006ⓘTranslated by Lia Belt
 Dutch De dag voor de revolutie
2008ⓘTranslated by Emanuel Huțanu
 Romanian
Ziua de dinaintea Revoluției?Ziua de dinaintea Revolutiei
2011ⓘTranslated by Roberto de Sousa Causo
 Portuguese O dia antes da revolução
2015ⓘ
  • Translated by Igor Rendić
Croatian Dan pred revoluciju [as by Ursula K. LeGuin]
2017ⓘTranslated by Karen Nölle. Text editor for the 2023 publication of this translation: Hannes Riffel.
 German Der Tag vor der Revolution

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
1 1975 Locus Best Short Story
Win 1975 Nebula Short Story
Finalists 1975 Hugo Best Short Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], August 1974 1974-08-00 ed. James P. Baen Universal-Tandem Publishing Company Ltd.  
£0.30?£: UK pound
 180
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 Wendy Pini  
Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1974 1974-08-00 ed. James Baen UPD Publishing Corporation  
$0.75?$: US dollar
 180
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 Wendy Pini Checkmark
The Best from Galaxy, Volume III 1975-00-00 ed. James Baen Award Books AD1506
$1.50?$: 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 Stephen Fabian Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1975-10-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper & Row 0-06-012562-4
$8.95?$: US dollar
 [viii]+
303
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Patricia Voehl Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 10 1975-11-00 ed. James Gunn Gollancz 0-575-02059-8
£3.75?£: UK pound
 255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Nebula Award Stories Ten 1975-12-00 ed. James Gunn Harper & Row 0-06-011628-5
$7.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1976-03-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper & Row / SFBC 1901
$2.49?$: US dollar
 246
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Patricia Voehl Checkmark
More Women of Wonder 1976-08-00 ed. Pamela Sargent Vintage Books 0-394-71876-3 / V-876
$1.95?$: US dollar
 liii+
309
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 Charles Shields Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1976-10-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-02907-X
$1.75?$: US dollar
 277+
[1]
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 Pauline Ellison Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Ten 1976-12-00 ed. James Gunn Berkley Medallion 0-425-03278-7 / D3278
$1.50?$: US dollar
 xiv+
240
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 Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1977-02-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-02907-X
$1.75?$: US dollar
 278
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 Pauline Ellison Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 10 1977-06-00 ed. James Gunn Corgi 0-552-10485-X
£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.
 anth Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1977-09-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-02907-X
$1.75?$: US dollar
 277
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 Pauline Ellison Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1978-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper & Row 0-06-012562-4   viii+
303
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Patricia Voehl Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters Volume II 1978-05-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Panther / Granada 0-586-04623-2
£0.75?£: UK pound
 138
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 Gudynas Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1979-03-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-12842-6
$1.75?$: US dollar
 [8]+
278+
[1]
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 Pauline Ellison Checkmark
More Women of Wonder 1979-06-00 ed. Pamela Sargent Penguin Books 0-14-004980-0
£0.95?£: UK pound
 269
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 Adrian Chesterman Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters Volume II 1980-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Granada 0-586-04623-2
£0.95?£: UK pound
 138
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 Gudynas Checkmark
Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction 1980-03-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Frederik Pohl Playboy Press 0-87223-568-8
$10.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
465
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Tommy Soloski Checkmark
Galaxy: The Best of My Years 1980-05-00 ed. James Baen Ace Books 0-441-27296-7
$2.25?$: US dollar
 306
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 Patrick Woodroffe Checkmark
Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction 1980-07-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Frederik Pohl Playboy Press / SFBC 3888
$6.98?$: US dollar
 xv+
481
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Tommy Soloski Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1981-03-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-20132-8
$2.25?$: US dollar
 viii+
278
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 Pauline Ellison Checkmark
Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction 1981-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Frederik Pohl Wideview Books 0-87223-647-1
$7.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
465
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 Tommy Soloski Checkmark
Galaxy: Volume 2 1981-11-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Frederik Pohl Playboy Paperbacks 0-87216-926-X
$2.50?$: 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.
 anth Checkmark
Space Odyssey 1983-09-00 ed. uncredited Octopus Books 0-7064-1963-4
£2.99?£: UK pound
 349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Chris Moore Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV 1986-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Avon 0-380-89710-5
$4.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
434
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Space Odyssey 1987-00-00 ed. uncredited Gallery Books / W. H. Smith 0-8317-7988-8   349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Chris Moore Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1987-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper & Row 0-06-091434-3
$10.00?$: US dollar
  
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 Wind's Twelve Quarters 1987-09-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Perennial Library / Harper & Row 0-06-091434-3
$6.95?$: US dollar
 303
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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV 1987-12-00 ed. Terry Carr Avon / SFBC 11628
$6.98?$: US dollar
 xi+
462
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Space Odyssey 1988-02-00 ed. uncredited Treasure Press 1-85051-208-6
£5.99?£: UK pound
 349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Chris Moore  
The Best of the Nebulas 1989-04-00 ed. Ben Bova Tor 0-312-93184-0
$19.95?$: US dollar
 593
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Doug Fornuff Checkmark
The Best of the Nebulas 1989-04-00 ed. Ben Bova Tor 0-312-93175-1
$14.95?$: US dollar
 593
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 Doug Fornuff Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1989-11-00 Ursula K. Le Guin VGSF / Gollancz (VGSF Classics #37) 0-575-04607-4
£3.99?£: UK pound
 xiv+
303
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 Brian Waugh Checkmark
The Best of the Nebulas 1990-11-00 ed. Ben Bova Robert Hale 0-7090-4258-2
£15.95?£: UK pound
 573
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Helen Hale  
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1991-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Perennial Library / Harper & Row 0-06-091434-3
$10.00?$: US dollar
 303
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 Wind's Twelve Quarters 1991-04-00 Ursula K. Le Guin HarperPaperbacks 0-06-100162-7
$4.50?$: US dollar
 383
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 Danilo Ducak Checkmark
Women of Wonder, the Classic Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1940s to the 1970s 1995-08-00 ed. Pamela Sargent Harvest / Harcourt Brace 0-15-600031-8
$15.00?$: US dollar
 viii+
440
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 Michael Koelsch Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2000-10-00 Ursula Le Guin Gollancz (SF Collectors' Editions) 0-575-07139-7
£9.99?£: UK pound
 xiv+
303
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 Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2004-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper Perennial 0-06-091434-3
$15.99?$: US dollar
 320
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 Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Fantasy and Science Fiction 2004-07-00 ed. Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan Voyager / HarperCollins (Australia) 0-7322-7872-4
A$32.95?A$: Australian dollar
 xiii+
559+
[2]
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 Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy 2004-07-00 ed. Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan Eos / HarperCollins 0-06-059426-8
$15.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
512+
[2]
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2004-12-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Perennial / HarperCollins 0-06-091434-3
$13.95?$: US dollar
 303
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 Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Fantasy and Science Fiction 2005-07-00 ed. Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan Voyager / HarperCollins (Australia) 0-7322-7873-2
A$19.95?A$: Australian dollar
 xvi+
677
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  
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2009-04-09 Ursula K. Le Guin Paw Prints 978-1-4395-6236-9
$22.95?$: US dollar
  
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Wind's Twelve Quarters and The Compass Rose 2015-08-13 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz / Orion (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 Wind's Twelve Quarters 2015-08-27 Ursula K. Le Guin Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-1436-1
£4.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Day Before the Revolution 2017-02-14 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper Perennial 978-0-06-247098-0
$1.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 chap  
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2017-02-14 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper Perennial 978-0-06-247103-1
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2017-02-14 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper Perennial 978-0-06-247103-1    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Hainish Novels & Stories, Volume One 2017-09-05 Ursula K. Le Guin The Library of America (The Library of America #296) 978-1-59853-538-9
$40.00?$: US dollar
 xviii+
1095
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Checkmark
The Hainish Novels & Stories 2017-09-05 Ursula K. Le Guin The Library of America 978-1-59853-537-2
$80.00?$: US dollar
 xviii+
1095, xix+
789
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2021-10-26 Ursula K. Le Guin HarperAudio 978-0-06-314341-8
$30.79?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Checkmark
The Future Is Female! More Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women, Volume Two: The 1970s 2022-09-00 ed. Lisa Yaszek The Library of America 978-1-59853-732-1
$27.95?$: US dollar
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The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2022-09-06 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper Perennial (Harper Perennial Olive Editions) 978-0-06-326959-0
$9.99?$: 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.
 coll Milan Bozic  
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy date unknown ed. Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan Eos / HarperCollins 0-06-059426-8
$15.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
514
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters date unknown Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-23541-9
$2.95?$: US dollar
 277
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 Pauline Ellison Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters and The Compass Rose date unknown Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz / Orion (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
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