Title: Are You Listening?
Title Record # 56352
Author: Harlan Ellison
Date: 1958-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Current Tags: first person point of view (1), contemporary (1), alienation (1) Add Tags
Author: Harlan Ellison
Date: 1958-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Originally published in Amazing Science Fiction Stories, December 1958 and reprinted under the title "The Forces that Crush" in the first edition of "Ellison Wonderland" and at least two printings of "Earthman Go Home".
The story was (lightly) rewritten for publication in "The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World", where it appeared under the original title.
Ellison explains this in a note with the story "Back to the Drawing Boards" in "Ellison Wonderland" (the August, 1974 Signet printing
Most of the later printings and editions have the rewritten version.
Synopsis: An average man realizes that he has faded out of people's awareness.
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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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| Amazing Science Fiction Stories, December 1958 | 1958-12-00 | ed. Cele Goldsmith | Ziff-Davis Publishing Company | $0.35?$: US dollar |
148 | 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 | Edward Valigursky |  |
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| Ellison Wonderland | 1962-06-00 | Harlan Ellison | Paperback Library | 52-149 | $0.50?$: 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. |
coll | Victor Kalin | |
| Earthman, Go Home | 1964-12-00 | Harlan Ellison | Paperback Library | 52-508 | $0.50?$: 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. |
coll | |
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| Earthman, Go Home | 1964-12-00 | Harlan Ellison | Paperback Library | 52-508 | C$0.50?C$: 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. |
coll | |
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| Earthman, Go Home | 1968-07-00 | Harlan Ellison | Paperback Library | 53-727 | $0.60?$: 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. |
coll | Peter Caras | |
| Earthman, Go Home | 1968-07-00 | Harlan Ellison | Paperback Library | 53-727 | 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. |
coll | Peter Caras | |
| The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1969-07-00 | Harlan Ellison | Avon | V2300 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
254 | 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 | |
| The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1969-07-00 | Harlan Ellison | Avon | V2300 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar |
254 | 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 | |
| The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1970-03-00 | Harlan Ellison | Avon / SFBC | 2187 | 245 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon | |
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| Alone Against Tomorrow | 1971-03-00 | Harlan Ellison | Macmillan | $6.95?$: US dollar |
312 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Brad Johannsen | |
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| Alone Against Tomorrow: Stories of Alienation in Speculative Fiction | 1971-06-00 | Harlan Ellison | Macmillan / SFBC | 3345 | $1.69?$: US dollar |
277 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Brad Johannsen | |
| Alone Against Tomorrow | 1972-00-00 | Harlan Ellison | Collier Books | 01978 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
312 | 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 | Brad Johannsen | |
| Der silberne Korridor | 1972-10-00 | Harlan Ellison | Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher #0152) | 3-442-23152-3 | DM 4.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
181 | 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 | Eyke Volkmer | |
| Into the Unknown: Eleven Tales of Imagination | 1973-00-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Thomas Nelson | 0-8407-6342-5 | $6.50?$: US dollar |
192 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Alone Against Tomorrow | 1974-00-00 | Harlan Ellison | Collier Books | 01978 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
312 | 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 | Brad Johannsen | |
| The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1974-04-00 | Harlan Ellison | Signet / New American Library | Y5870 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
254 | 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 Pepper | |
| The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1974-04-00 | Harlan Ellison | Signet / New American Library of Canada | Y5870 | C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar |
254 | 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 Pepper | |
| The Time of the Eye | 1974-05-00 | Harlan Ellison | Panther | 0-586-03935-X | £0.35?£: UK pound |
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. |
coll | Chris Foss | |
| Alone Against Tomorrow: Stories of Alienation in Speculative Fiction | 1976-00-00 | Harlan Ellison | Collier Books | 0-02-019780-2 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
312 | 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 | Brad Johannsen | |
| The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1976-07-00 | Harlan Ellison | Millington | 0-86000-065-6 | £3.50?£: UK pound |
vi+ 215 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1976-07-00 | Harlan Ellison | Signet | W7235 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
254 | 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 Pepper | |
| The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1979-00-00 | Harlan Ellison | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-08590-6 | $1.75?$: US dollar |
254 | 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 Pepper | |
| The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1979-09-00 | Harlan Ellison | Pan Books | 0-330-25575-4 | £0.90?£: UK pound |
215 | 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 | Stuart Hughes (artist) | |
| La bête qui criait amour au coeur du monde | 1979-10-22 | Harlan Ellison | Les Humanoïdes Associés (Harlan Ellison : Oeuvres #3) | 2-7316-0006-3 | 292 | 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 | Keleck | |
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| The Time of the Eye | 1981-00-00 | Harlan Ellison | Panther / Granada | 0-586-03935-X | £1.25?£: UK pound |
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. |
coll | David Jackson | |
| The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1984-11-00 | Harlan Ellison | Bluejay Books (Bluejay Special Edition) | 0-312-94027-0 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
252 | 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 | |
| Edgeworks 4: Love Ain't Nothing But Sex Misspelled / The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 1997-11-00 | Harlan Ellison | White Wolf Publishing | 1-56504-963-2 / WW 11953 | $21.99?$: US dollar |
xx+ xxx+ 350+ xxii+ |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | John K. Snyder, III | |
| Ellison Wonderland | 2012-03-05 | Harlan Ellison | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-12355-7 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 2012-03-05 | Harlan Ellison | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-12361-8 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 2014-04-01 | Harlan Ellison | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-4976-0488-9 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World | 2014-06-03 | Harlan Ellison | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-4976-4288-1 | $14.99?$: 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. |
coll | ||
| Ellison Wonderland | 2015-09-01 | Harlan Ellison | PS Publishing | 978-1-84863-677-4 | $55.00?$: US dollar |
352 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Ben Baldwin | |
| Alone Against Tomorrow: Stories of Alienation in Speculative Fiction | date unknown | Harlan Ellison | Collier Books | 0-02-019780-2 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
313 | 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 | Brad Johannsen | |