Title: The Fire Began to Burn the Stick, the Stick Began to Beat the Dog

Title: The Fire Began to Burn the Stick, the Stick Began to Beat the Dog Title Record # 58770
Author: Thomas M. Disch
Date: 1976-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English

Note: First published in ''Rolling Stone'', May 1976.

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Year	Language	Title
1983^ⓘTranslated by Alain Dorémieux	French	Le feu se mit à brûler le bâton, le bâton se mit à battre le chien [as by Thomas Disch]
1991^ⓘTranslated by Michael Windgassen	German	Das Feuer fing an, den Stock zu verbrennen; der Stock fing an, den Hund zu schlagen

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Man Who Had No Idea	1982-04-00	Thomas M. Disch	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4))	0-575-03057-7	£7.95^?£: UK pound	186	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Man Who Had No Idea: A Collection of Stories	1982-11-00	Thomas M. Disch	Bantam Books	0-553-22667-3	$2.95^?$: US dollar	231	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	John Holmes
L'homme sans idées	1983-01-00	Thomas Disch	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #352)	2-207-30352-7		282	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	Stéphane Dumont^?Stephane Dumont
Der Mann ohne jede Idee	1991-00-00	Thomas M. Disch	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4828)	3-453-05015-0	DM 14.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	300	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	Michael Hasted

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