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Title: Thus We Frustrate Charlemagne Title Record # 52255
Author: R. A. Lafferty
Date: 1967-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Institute for Impure Science
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1971ⓘTranslated by Gisela Stege
 German So frustrieren wir Karl den Großen
1972ⓘTranslated by F. Lancel
 Dutch Alzo bomen wij Karel de Grote dwars
1972ⓘTranslated by Charles Canet
 French Comment refaire Charlemagne
1972ⓘTranslated by Maria Teresa Guasti
 Italian La congiura contro Carlomagno
1974ⓘTranslated by Karl H. Kosmehl
 German Karl der Große, frustriert
1974ⓘTranslated by Leni Sobez.
 German Wir drehen am Rad der Geschichte
1979ⓘTranslated by 浅倉久志(Asakura Hisashi)
 Japanese
われらかくシャルルマーニュを悩ませり?Ware-ra kaku sharurumānyu o nayamaseri
われらかくシャルルマーニュをなやませり
Warera Kaku Sharurumānyu wo Nayamaseri
Warera Kaku Sharurumaanyu wo Nayamaseri
Warera Kaku Sharurumānyu o Nayamaseri
Warera Kaku Sharurumaanyu o Nayamaseri
[as by
R・A・ラファティ?R. A. Rafati
]
2014ⓘTranslated by Igor Rendic
 Croatian I tako osujetismo Karla Velikog

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Magazine, February 1967 1967-02-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.60?$: US dollar
 196
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 Gaughan Checkmark
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], September-October 1967 1967-09-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Gold Star Publications  
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).
 196
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 Jack Gaughan  
World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 1968-00-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books (World's Best Science Fiction #4) A-15
$0.75?$: US dollar
 319
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
World's Best Science Fiction 1969-00-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Gollancz 0-575-00291-3
30/-?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).
 320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Nine Hundred Grandmothers 1970-00-00 R. A. Lafferty Ace Books (Ace SF Special, Series 1 #58050) 58050
$0.95?$: US dollar
 318
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 Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
World's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Series 1970-00-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books (World's Best Science Fiction #4) 91356
$0.95?$: US dollar
 319
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Alpha One 1970-09-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Ballantine Books 0-345-02014-6
$0.95?$: US dollar
 vii+
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.
 anth John Lindner Checkmark
Die sechs Finger der Zeit 1971-00-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Lichtenberg (Science Fiction für Kenner #13) 3-7852-2013-8
DM 11.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 198
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 W. Baum , E. Baum Checkmark
Die sechs Finger der Zeit 1971-00-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Éditions Rencontre (Science Fiction (Éditions Rencontre))     199
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The World's Best S.F. No. 1 1971-03-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Sphere Books 92738
£0.40?£: UK pound
 319
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
Alpha One 1971-12-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Ballantine Books 0-345-02014-6
£0.35?£: UK pound
 vii+
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.
 anth Chris Foss Checkmark
Negenhonderd grootmoeders 1972-00-00 R. A. Lafferty Meulenhoff (M=SF #50) 90-290-0094-5   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 Bouke IJlstra Checkmark
Galaxie (2ème série), #100 1972-09-00 ed. Michel Demuth OPTA  
F4.00?F: French frank
 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 Philippe Caza Checkmark
Il computer sotto il mondo 1972-09-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #44)  
Lit 1,000?Lit: Italian lira
 276
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 Ludovico De Luigi  
Transformations: Understanding World History Through Science Fiction 1973-12-00 ed. Daniel Roselle Fawcett Premier M619
$0.95?$: US dollar
 176
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
As Tomorrow Becomes Today 1974-00-00 ed. Charles Wm. Sullivan, III Prentice-Hall 0-13-050021-6
$4.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
456
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
As Tomorrow Becomes Today 1974-00-00 ed. Charles Wm. Sullivan, III Prentice-Hall 0-13-050039-9
$7.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
456
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
900 Grossmütter Band 2 1974-07-00 R. A. Lafferty Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Orbit #39) 3-436-01921-6
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 154
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
Science-Fiction-Stories 39 1974-08-00 ed. uncredited Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #73 (3067)) 3-548-13067-4
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 124
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 Larry Kresek Checkmark
Die sechs Finger der Zeit 1975-05-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3442) 3-453-30354-7
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 156
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 C. A. M. Thole Checkmark
Nine Hundred Grandmothers 1975-05-00 R. A. Lafferty Dennis Dobson 0-234-77286-7
£3.50?£: UK pound
 318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
S-Fマガジン 1979年11月号, #254?Esu-Efu Magajin 1979-nen 11-gatsu Gō, #254
S-F Magajin 1979-nen 11-gatsu Gō, #254
 1979-11-00 ed.
今岡清?いまおかきよし
Imaoka Kiyoshi
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
  
¥600?¥: Japanese yen
 232
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.
 mag  
九百人のお祖母さん?きゅうひゃくにんのおばあさん
Kyūhyakkunin no Obaasan
Kyuuhyakkunin no Obaasan
 1981-02-28
R・A・ラファティ?R. A. Rafati
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
(
海外SFノヴェルズ?Kaigai SF Noveruzu
)		     368
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll
畑農照雄?はたのてるお
Hatano Teruo
  
Nine Hundred Grandmothers 1982-01-00 R. A. Lafferty Ace Books 0-441-58051-3
$2.50?$: US dollar
 318
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 Charles Mikolaycak Checkmark
Die Fussangeln der Zeit 1984-03-00 ed. Karl Michael Armer, Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #28) 3-453-31019-5
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 346
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 R. Michael Payne Checkmark
Histoires fausses 1984-10-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
 Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3814) 2-253-03558-0   407
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 Philippe Adamov Checkmark
九百人のお祖母さん?きゅうひゃくにんのおばあさん
Kyūhyakkunin no Obaasan
Kyuuhyakkunin no Obaasan
 1988-02-15
R・A・ラファティ?R. A. Rafati
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
(
ハヤカワ文庫SF?Hayakawa Bunko SF
#757)		 4-15-010757-2   539
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
横山えいじ?Eiji Yokoyama
  
So frustrieren wir Karl den Grossen 1993-00-00 R. A. Lafferty Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #89) 3-453-06243-4
DM 16.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 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 Gervasio Gallardo Checkmark
Die Gehäuse der Zeit 1994-00-00 ed. Karl Michael Armer, Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #5075) 3-453-07268-5
DM 25.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 784
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
Nine Hundred Grandmothers 1999-00-00 R. A. Lafferty Wildside Press 1-880448-97-1
$15.00?$: US dollar
 318
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
Futures Past 2006-11-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-01454-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
 x+
290
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 AXB Group Checkmark
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-06-00 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-3079-3
$49.99?$: US dollar
 991
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  
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-12-20 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-4035-8
$39.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Checkmark
Futures Past 2013-06-15 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen Books 978-1-62579-145-0
$4.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Ron Miller  
The Man Who Made Models 2013-10-00 R. A. Lafferty Centipede Press 978-1-61347-046-6
$100.00?$: US dollar
 345
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jacob McMurray Checkmark
Titan 2 2014-11-00 ed. Davorin Horak Hangar 7 978-953-57638-1-9   629
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Man Who Made Models 2014-12-00 R. A. Lafferty Centipede Press 978-1-61347-144-9   345
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jacob McMurray Checkmark
Nine Hundred Grandmothers 2016-01-29 R. A. Lafferty Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-1366-1
£2.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Best of R. A. Lafferty 2019-04-04 R. A. Lafferty Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-1344-9
£9.99?£: UK pound
 xiv+
446
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 Emanuel Santos Checkmark
The Best of R. A. Lafferty 2021-02-02 R. A. Lafferty Tor (Tor Essentials) 978-1-250-77853-6
$18.99?$: US dollar
 288
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 Best of R. A. Lafferty 2021-02-02 R. A. Lafferty Tor (Tor Essentials) 978-1-250-79481-9
$30.99?$: US dollar
 285
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Danny Xu Checkmark
The Best of R. A. Lafferty 2021-02-02 R. A. Lafferty Tor (Tor Essentials) 978-1-250-77868-0
$12.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Alpha 1 2022-05-17 ed. Robert Silverberg ReAnimus Press 978-1-005-02459-8
$3.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth John Lindner  
Alpha 1 2022-05-18 ed. Robert Silverberg ReAnimus Press 979-8-8293-5377-3
$26.99?$: US dollar
 342
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Lindner  
Alpha 1 2022-05-18 ed. Robert Silverberg ReAnimus Press 979-8-8293-5125-0
$16.99?$: US dollar
 342
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 Lindner  
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