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Title: Ask a Foolish Question Title Record # 58542
Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1953-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1962Translated by Lella Pollini
Italian Formulate una domanda
1963Translated by Tony Westermayr
German Der Beantworter
1964Translated by José María Aroca
Spanish Haga una pregunta estúpida
1964Translated by Maria Luisa Bonfanti
Italian Oracolo
1969Translated by Henk Bouwman
Dutch Stel eens een domme vraag!
1976• Translated by Gavrilo Vučković
Serbian Pitaj šta ti drago [as by
Robert Šekli?Robert Sekli
Robert Shekli
]
1977Translated by Edith Zilli and Norma B. de López.
Spanish Preguntas ingenuas
1977Translated by France-Marie Watkins
French
À question idiote?A question idiote
1984Translated by Vesna Mahečić
Croatian Pitaj bez veze
1989
  • Translated by Gavrilo Vučković
Serbian
Pitaj tek da pitaš?Pitaj tek da pitas
[as by
Robert Šekli?Robert Sekli
Robert Shekli
]
1991Translated by Cristian Tamaș
Romanian
Puneți o întrebare?Puneti o intrebare
1996 Polish
Niewłaściwe pytania?Niewlasciwe pytania

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Science Fiction Stories, #1 1953 1953-06-00 ed. Robert W. Lowndes Columbia Publications, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
132
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 Alex Schomburg Checkmark
Citizen in Space 1955-12-00 Robert Sheckley Ballantine Books 126
$0.35?$: US dollar
200
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Citizen in Space 1955-12-00 Robert Sheckley Ballantine Books H-126   200
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard Powers  
Galassia #19 1962-07-15 ed. Roberta Rambelli Casa Editrice La Tribuna 19
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira
128
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 L. Galluppi Checkmark
Citizen in Space 1962-10-00 Robert Sheckley Ballantine Books F648
$0.50?$: US dollar
200
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Citizen in Space 1962-10-00 Robert Sheckley Ballantine Books F648
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
200
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Citizen in Space 1962-10-00 Robert Sheckley Ballantine Books F648
$0.50?$: US dollar
200
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
6 and the Silent Scream 1963-05-00 ed. Ivan Howard Belmont Books L92-564
$0.50?$: US dollar
173
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 Robert Maguire Checkmark
Utopia mit kleinen Fehlern 1963-08-00 Robert Sheckley Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #46) Z 46
DM 5.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
189+
[1]
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 Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
Utopia mit kleinen Fehlern 1963-08-00 Robert Sheckley Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #46) Z 46
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
189+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Eyke Volkmer  
6 and the Silent Scream 1964-00-00 ed. Ivan Howard Consul Books 1298
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).
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.
anth Josh Kirby Checkmark
Antología de novelas de anticipación: Tercera selección 1964-00-00 ed. Ana Ma. Perales Acervo (Antología de novelas de anticipación #3)     436+
[12]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Urania #363 1964-12-20 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 363
Lit 300?Lit: Italian lira
256
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
Utopia mit kleinen Fehlern 1967-07-00 Robert Sheckley Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher #081) 081
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
189+
[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 Eyke Volkmer  
Citizen in Space 1968-03-00 Robert Sheckley Ballantine Bal-Hi U2862
$0.50?$: US dollar
[6]+
200
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Stel eens een domme vraag! 1969-00-00 Robert Sheckley Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1269) 1269
ƒ2.75?ƒ: Dutch guilder
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 Dick Bruna Checkmark
Citizen in Space 1969-06-00 Robert Sheckley New English Library 0-450-00230-6 / 2462
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).
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 Ronald Ferns Checkmark
The Robert Sheckley Omnibus 1973-10-00 Robert Sheckley Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-01677-9   320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Utopia mit kleinen Fehlern 1974-00-00 Robert Sheckley Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #081) 3-442-23081-0
DM 4.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
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
Jürgen Rogner?Juergen Rogner
Checkmark
The Robert Sheckley Omnibus 1975-00-00 Robert Sheckley Penguin Books 0-14-003982-1
£0.80?£: UK pound
392
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 Pelham Checkmark
Andromeda almanah naučne fantastike sf1?Andromeda almanah naucne fantastike sf1
Andromeda almanah nauchne fantastike sf1
1976-00-00
Gavrilo Vučković?Gavrilo Vutchkovich
Gavrilo Vuckovic
BIGZ (
Andromeda almanah naučne fantastike?Andromeda almanah naucne fantastike
Andromeda almanah nauchne fantastike
#1)
    xi+
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.
omni Checkmark
Ciudadano del espacio 1977-00-00 Robert Sheckley Edhasa (Nebulae (2ª época) #11) 84-350-0154-7   195
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  
Univers 08 1977-02-21 ed.
Yves Frémion?Yves Fremion
J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #732)     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.
anth
Jean Solé?Jean Sole
Checkmark
Citizen in Space 1978-12-00 Robert Sheckley Ace Books 0-441-10595-5
$1.95?$: US dollar
264
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
Utopia mit kleinen Fehlern 1979-00-00 Robert Sheckley Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #23081) 3-442-23081-0
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
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  
Urania #880 1981-03-22 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 880
Lit 1,200?Lit: Italian lira
204
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 Karel Thole  
The Robert Sheckley Omnibus 1984-00-00 Robert Sheckley Penguin Books 0-14-003982-1
£2.50?£: UK pound
392
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 Adrian Chesterman  
Sirius, #101 1984-11-05 ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic
Borivoj Jurkovich
Vjesnik  
Din 60?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar
132
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.
mag Angus McKie Checkmark
Das große Robert Sheckley Buch 1985-06-00 Robert Sheckley
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special
#24070)
3-404-24070-7
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
715
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 Tim White Checkmark
Sf galaksija 1989-00-00 ed.
Zoran Živković?Zoran Zivkovic
Prosveta (Kentaur) 86-07-00457-3   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.
anth Chris Foss Checkmark
Anticipația CPSF 479?Anticipatia CPSF 479
1991-06-00 ed. Ioan Albescu
Știință & Tehnică?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah
 
Lei 12?Lei: Romanian leu
32
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
Călin Popovici?Calin Popovici
 
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley 1991-09-00 Robert Sheckley Pulphouse Publishing  
$150.00?$: US dollar
331+
380+
360+
275+
344
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book One 1991-09-00 Robert Sheckley Pulphouse Publishing     331
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book One 1992-07-00 Robert Sheckley Pulphouse Publishing 1-56146-420-1
$12.95?$: US dollar
331
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  
Obywatel Galaktyki 1996-00-00 Robert Sheckley Amber (Mistrzowie SF) 83-7169-084-3   255
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 Colin Hay  
Savršena planeta?Savrsena planeta
1996-00-00
Robert Šekli?Robert Sekli
Robert Shekli
Polaris Beograd (SF biblioteka Polaris)     164
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Ask a Foolish Question 2010-10-11 Robert Sheckley Project Gutenberg 33854    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Short Science Fiction Collection 42 2010-11-28 ed. LibriVox LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth  
Short Science Fiction Collection 46 2012-08-16 ed. LibriVox LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth NASA/JPL-Caltech  
Citizen in Space 2014-11-27 Robert Sheckley Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-0760-8
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack #2 2016-02-28 ed. uncredited Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-0500-9
$14.99?$: US dollar
426
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 cannjbdmp88  
Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack #2 2016-04-05 ed. uncredited Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-0477-4
$1.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth cannjbdmp88  
Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack #2 2018-04-03 ed. uncredited Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-2118-4
$24.99?$: US dollar
426
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth cannjbdmp88  
Classic Science Fiction Anthology, #1 2020-10-00 ed. Peter Ross Coda Publishing 978-1-913574-00-0
£5.99?£: UK pound
64
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
mag Tithi Luadthong Checkmark
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