Title: Last and First Men

Title: Last and First Men Title Record # 541
Author: Olaf Stapledon
Date: 1930-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Last and First Men
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: One of the "Last Men", billions of years in the future when humanity faces unavoidable extinction, telepathically transmits a history of humanity over the intervening period to an author in 1930s Europe, one of the "First Men", who believes he is writing a fictional novel.

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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1931^ⓘTranslated by A. Lázaro y Ros	Spanish	La primera y la ultima humanidad
1935^ⓘTranslated by Artur Lundkvist	Swedish	De första och de sista människorna
1967	Italian	Le infinite possibilita della specie
1971^ⓘTranslated by Artur Lundkvist, revised by John-Henri Holmberg	Swedish	De sista och de första människorna
1972^ⓘTranslated by Claude Saunier.	French	Les derniers et les premiers
1974^ⓘTranslated by Jeannine Haaksman	Dutch	Laatste en eerste mensen
1975^ⓘTranslated by Claude Saunier	French	Les derniers hommes à Londres
1982^ⓘTranslated by J. & H. M. Verheydt	Dutch	Laatste en eerste mensen
1983^ⓘTranslated by Kurt Spangenberg	German	Die Letzten und die Ersten Menschen
1989^ⓘTranslated by F. Nagy Piroska	Hungarian	Az utolsó és az első emberek^?Az utolso es az elso emberek
1997	Italian	Infinito

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
30	1975 Locus	All-Time Best Novel
Nomination (as Die Letzten und die Ersten Menschen)	1984 Kurd Lasswitz Prize	Bester ausländischer SF-Roman
43	1987 Locus	All-Time Best SF Novel
43	1998 Locus	All-Time Best SF Novel before 1990

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Last and First Men	1930-00-00	Olaf Stapledon	Methuen		7/6^?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).	xi+ 355	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Last and First Men	1931-00-00	Olaf Stapledon	Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith		$2.50^?$: US dollar	xvi+ 371	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Arthur Hawkins
Last and First Men	1932-00-00	Olaf Stapledon	Methuen		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).	355	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Last and First Men	1934-00-00	Olaf Stapledon	Methuen		2/6^?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).	355	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Last and First Men	1938-00-00	Olaf Stapledon	Pelican / Penguin Books	PS-A3	-/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).	288	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
Last and First Men	1938-02-00	Olaf Stapledon	Pelican / Penguin Books	A3		288	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
To the End of Time: The Best of Olaf Stapledon	1953-00-00	Olaf Stapledon	Funk & Wagnalls		$5.00^?$: US dollar	xiv+ 775	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Last and First Men	1953-07-00	Olaf Stapledon	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)	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).	264	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	C. W. Bacon
Last and First Men	1963-03-00	Olaf Stapledon	Penguin Books	1875	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).	327	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	Geoffrey Martin
Last and First Men	1966-00-00	Olaf Stapledon	Penguin Books	1875	5/-^?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).	327	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	Dennis Rolfe
Last and First Men & Star Maker	1968-00-00	Olaf Stapledon	Dover Publications	T1962	$2.00^?$: US dollar	438	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	Mila Macek
Last and First Men and Last Men in London	1972-00-00	Olaf Stapledon	Penguin Books (US)	0-14-003506-0	$2.45^?$: US dollar	605	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.	omni	David Pelham
Last and First Men and Last Men in London	1972-00-00	Olaf Stapledon	Penguin Books	0-14-003506-0	£0.60^?£: UK pound	605	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.	omni	David Pelham
Last and First Men and Last Men in London	1973-00-00	Olaf Stapledon	Penguin Books	0-14-003506-0	£0.60^?£: UK pound	605	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.	omni	David Pelham
To the End of Time	1975-06-00	Olaf Stapledon	Gregg Press (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series)	0-8398-2312-6	$35.00^?$: US dollar	xi+ xiv+ 775	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Last and First Men	1978-00-00	Olaf Stapledon	Magnum	0-417-02740-0	£1.25^?£: UK pound	314	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	Peter Goodfellow
Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future	1987-03-00	Olaf Stapledon	Penguin Books (Penguin Classic Science Fiction)	0-14-008088-0	£3.95^?£: UK pound	327	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	Alan Craddock
Last and First Men	1988-05-00	Olaf Stapledon	Jeremy P. Tarcher / St. Martin's Press	0-87477-471-3	$10.95^?$: US dollar	xx+ 313	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Last and First Men	1999-06-00	Olaf Stapledon	Millennium / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #11)	1-85798-806-X	£6.99^?£: UK pound	xx+ 307	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	Les Edwards
Last and First Men	2003-00-00	Olaf Stapledon	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #11)	1-85798-806-X	£6.99^?£: UK pound	xx+ 307	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	Les Edwards
Last and First Men	2008-05-16	Olaf Stapledon	Dover Publications	978-0-486-46682-8	$11.95^?$: US dollar	256	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
Last And First Men	2009-04-00	Olaf Stapledon	Gollancz (Space Opera Collection)	978-0-575-08256-4	£7.99^?£: UK pound	xvi+ 297	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	Sanda Zahirovic
Last and First Men	2010-11-01	Olaf Stapledon	Benediction Classics	978-1-84902-604-8	$24.99^?$: US dollar	300	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
Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future	2011-01-12	Olaf Stapledon	IndoEuropeanPublishing	978-1-60444-357-8	$16.95^?$: US dollar	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
Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future	2012-02-02	Olaf Stapledon	Bibliotech Press	978-1-61895-046-8	£6.95^?£: UK pound	238	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
Last and First Men	2012-03-19	Olaf Stapledon	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-08799-6	£4.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Last and First Men	2020-01-06	Olaf Stapledon	Bibliotech Press	978-1-61895-799-3	$19.95^?$: US dollar	240	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Last and First Men	2020-01-06	Olaf Stapledon	Bibliotech Press	978-1-61895-798-6	$11.95^?$: US dollar	238	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
Last and First Men	2022-07-07	Olaf Stapledon	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics Science Fiction)	978-0-241-44298-2	£8.99^?£: UK pound	448	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
Last and First Men	unpublished	Olaf Stapledon	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics Science Fiction)	978-0-14-199292-1	£3.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Last and First Men & Star Maker	date unknown	Olaf Stapledon	Dover Publications	0-486-21962-3	$2.50^?$: US dollar	438	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	Mila Macek
Last and First Men	date unknown	Olaf Stapledon	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #11)	1-85798-806-X	£6.99^?£: UK pound	xx+ 307	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	Les Edwards
Last and First Men	date unknown	Olaf Stapledon	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-1-85798-806-2	£8.99^?£: UK pound	xx+ 307	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	Les Edwards
Last and First Men & Star Maker	date unknown	Olaf Stapledon	Dover Publications	0-486-21962-3	$4.00^?$: US dollar	438	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	Mila Macek
Last and First Men & Star Maker	date unknown	Olaf Stapledon	Dover Publications	0-486-21962-3	$7.95^?$: US dollar	438	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	Mila Macek

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Review by C. A. Brandt (1931) in Amazing Stories, August 1931
Review by Joseph H. Crawford, Jr. and James J. Donahue and Donald M. Grant (1953) in '333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel , reprinted in:
'333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel (1953)
Review by Phil Stephensen-Payne [as by Philip Stephensen-Payne] (1978) in Paperback Parlour, October 1978
Review [German] by
Hans-Ulrich Böttcher^?Hans-Ulrich Boettcher
(1983) in Science Fiction Times, Juli 1983 , reprinted in:
[German] Science Fiction Jahrbuch 1984 (1983)
Review by Jim England (1987) in Vector 138
Review by K. V. Bailey (1987) in Paperback Inferno, #67
Review by Don D'Ammassa (1988) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #103 Apr 1988
Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1991) in Science Fiction: The Early Years (Pages 545 - 998)
Review by Graham Sleight (2008) in Locus, #575 December 2008
Review by Tony C. Smith (2009) in StarShipSofa, No 81
Review by L. J. Hurst (2009) in Vector 261 Autumn 2009
Review by Alfred Searls (2014) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1
Review by Nicholas Whyte (2014) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1
Review by Kate Sherrod (2014) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1
Review [German] by Horst Illmer (2016) in phantastisch!, #61

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