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Title: V: (Tragedia pralnicza) Title Record # 836199
Author:
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem

Date: 1963-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series:
Ze wspomnień Ijona Tichego / From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy?Ze wspomnien Ijona Tichego / From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy

Language: Polish
Synopsis: The development of more and then even more capable washing machines leads first to a corporate battle and then to legal battles encompassing more and more of society
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1963 V (Tragedia pralnicza)
Year Language Title
1965 Hungarian Mosógéptragédia [as by Stanislaw Lem]
1968Translated by Caesar Rymarowicz
German Die Waschmaschinentragödie
1968Translated by Caesar Rymarowicz (1968)
German V (Die Waschmaschinen-Tragödie)
1976Translated by Drago Bujan
Croatian Tragedija strojeva za pranje rublja [as by Stanislaw Lem]
1978Translated by Jadwiga Maurizio
Spanish Tragedia lavadoriana
1981Translated by Joel Stern or Maria Swiecicka-Ziemianek or both of them
English The Washing-Machine Tragedy [as by Stanislaw Lem]
1981Translated by Joel Stern or Maria Swiecicka-Ziemianek or both of them (same translation as "The Washing-Machine Tragedy")
English V (The Washing Machine Tragedy) [as by Stanislaw Lem]
1981Translated by Joel Stern or Maria Swiecicka-Ziemianek or both of them
English V (The Washing Machine Tragedy)

Publications

Displaying all variants and translations • Do not display translationsDo not display variants or translations

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Noc księżycowa?Noc ksiezycowa
1963-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Wydawnictwo Literackie      
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
coll
Daniel Mróz?Daniel Mroz
 
Riadó a Naprendszerben 1965-00-00 ed. Kulin Katalin,
Kuczka Péter?Kuczka, Peter
Európa Könyvkiadó?Europa Konyvkiado
 
Ft 26,50?Ft: Hungarian forint
471
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
Hegedűs István?Hegedus Istvan
Checkmark
Dzienniki gwiazdowe 1966-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Wydawnictwo Literackie (
Dzieła wybrane?Selected Works
)
    330
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Barbara Konarzewska  
Test 1968-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Volk und Welt  
M 7.20?M: East German mark
257
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Carl Hoffmann Checkmark
Test 1968-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Volk und Welt  
M 7.20?M: East German mark
257
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Carl Hoffmann  
Test 1969-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Volk und Welt  
M 7.20?M: East German mark
257
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Carl Hoffmann  
Dzienniki gwiazdowe 1971-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Czytelnik      
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
coll  
Test 1971-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Volk und Welt  
M 7.20?M: East German mark
257
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Carl Hoffmann  
Test 1971-01-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Fischer Bücherei?Fischer Buecherei
(
Fischer Bücherei?Fischer Buecherei
#1156)
3-436-01320-X
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
203
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 Hans Maier Checkmark
Der Diamantenmacher 1972-00-00 ed. Edwin Orthmann Neues Leben (Wissenschaftlich-phantastische Erzählungen aus aller Welt)  
M 8.60?M: East German mark
482
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Werner Ruhner Checkmark
Test 1972-09-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #1156) 3-436-01320-X
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
203
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 Hans Maier  
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
1973-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Volk und Welt  
M 10.80?M: East German mark
525+
[3]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Carl Hoffmann Checkmark
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
1973-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Buchclub 65     525+
[3]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Carl Hoffmann Checkmark
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
1973-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Insel 3-458-05783-8
DM 30.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
525+
[2]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Test 1973-05-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #1156) 3-436-01320-X
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
203
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 Hans Maier  
Test 1973-12-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #1156) 3-436-01320-X
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
203
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 Hans Maier  
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
1974-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Volk und Welt  
M 10.80?M: East German mark
525+
[3]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Carl Hoffmann  
Test 1974-06-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #1156) 3-436-01320-X
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
203
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 Hans Maier  
Test 1975-03-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #1156) 3-436-01320-X
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
203
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 Hans Maier  
Test 1975-12-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #1156) 3-436-01320-X
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
203
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 Hans Maier  
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
1976-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Volk und Welt 6466260
M 10.80?M: East German mark
525+
[3]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Carl Hoffmann Checkmark
Sirius, #4 1976-10-05 ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic
Borivoj Jurkovich
Vjesnik  
Din 10?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar
148
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 Larry Kresek Checkmark
Das Raumschiff 1977-00-00 ed. Edwin Orthmann Neues Leben (Wissenschaftlich-phantastische Erzählungen aus aller Welt)  
M 13.50?M: East German mark
478
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Werner Ruhner Checkmark
Das Raumschiff 1977-00-00 ed. Edwin Orthmann Herder 3-451-17755-2
DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
478
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Werner Ruhner  
Diarios de las estrellas: Viajes y memorias 1978-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Bruguera (Nova (Bruguera) #19) 84-02-05746-2   281
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 Josh Kirby  
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
1978-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Volk und Welt  
M 9.00?M: East German mark
370+
[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  
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
1978-06-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #20) 3-518-06959-4
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
479+
[2]
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 Hans Ulrich Osterwalder , Ute Osterwalder  
Die phantastischen Erzählungen?Die phantastischen Erzaehlungen
1980-03-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Insel 3-458-04922-3
DM 20.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
477
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Hieronymus Bosch Checkmark
The New Yorker, November 30, 1981 1981-11-30 ed. Editors of the New Yorker        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
Dzienniki gwiazdowe: Wydanie rozszerzone 1982-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Wydawnictwo Literackie (
Stanisław Lem: Dzieła?Stanislaw Lem: Dziela
#3)
83-08-00847-X
zł 160?zł: Polish zloty
521+
3
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
1982-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Volk und Welt  
M 9.00?M: East German mark
370+
[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  
Memoirs of a Space Traveler: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy 1982-01-00 Stanislaw Lem Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book) 0-15-158856-2
$9.95?$: US dollar
153
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Robert Dale Checkmark
Memoirs of a Space Traveler 1982-03-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Secker & Warburg 0-436-24412-8
£6.95?£: UK pound
153
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
1983-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #20) 3-518-36959-8
DM 12.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
479+
[2]
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 Hans Ulrich Osterwalder , Ute Osterwalder Checkmark
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
1983-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #20) 3-518-36959-8
DM 12.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
479+
[2]
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 Hans Ulrich Osterwalder , Ute Osterwalder  
Memoirs of a Space Traveler: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy 1983-04-00 Stanislaw Lem Harvest / HBJ (A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book) 0-15-658635-5
$3.95?$: US dollar
153
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 Diaz Checkmark
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
1984-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #20) 3-518-36959-8
DM 14.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
479+
[2]
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 Hans Ulrich Osterwalder , Ute Osterwalder  
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
1988-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Insel (
Stanisław Lem: Werke in Einzelausgaben?Stanislaw Lem: Werke in Einzelausgaben
)
3-458-14358-0
DM 48.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
513+
[2]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Die phantastischen Erzählungen?Die phantastischen Erzaehlungen
1988-05-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #210) 3-518-38025-7
DM 12.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
445
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 Hieronymus Bosch  
Die phantastischen Erzählungen?Die phantastischen Erzaehlungen
1988-11-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #210) 3-518-38025-7
DM 12.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
445
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 Hieronymus Bosch  
Die phantastischen Erzählungen?Die phantastischen Erzaehlungen
1990-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #210) 3-518-38025-7
DM 14.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
445
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 Hieronymus Bosch  
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
1990-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Volk und Welt 3-353-00737-7
M 9.00?M: East German mark
371
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
Memoirs of a Space Traveller: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy 1991-01-00 Stanislaw Lem Mandarin 0-7493-0527-4
£4.99?£: UK pound
153
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 Luis Rey Checkmark
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
1998-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #20) 3-518-36959-8
DM 22.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
523+
[2]
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 Roger Ressmeyer Checkmark
Memoirs of a Space Traveler: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy 2000-00-00 Stanislaw Lem Northwestern University Press 0-8101-1732-0
$15.95?$: US dollar
153
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  
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
2001-09-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Suhrkamp (Suhrkamp Taschenbuch #3313) 3-518-39813-X
DM 29.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
523+
[2]
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  
Die phantastischen Erzählungen?Die phantastischen Erzaehlungen
2003-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #210) 3-518-38025-7
€9.00?€: Euro
445
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 Mike Agliolo Checkmark
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
2003-09-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Suhrkamp (Suhrkamp Taschenbuch #3534) 3-518-45534-6
€10.00?€: Euro
524+
[3]
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 Photo Researchers  
Die phantastischen Erzählungen?Die phantastischen Erzaehlungen
2006-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #210) 3-518-38025-7   445
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  
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
2009-12-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Suhrkamp (Suhrkamp Taschenbuch #4132) 978-3-518-46132-7
€10.00?€: Euro
523+
[2]
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  
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
2012-00-00
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Suhrkamp (Suhrkamp Taschenbuch #3534) 978-3-518-45534-0
€10.00?€: Euro
524+
[3]
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 Photo Researchers Checkmark
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
2013-04-15
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Suhrkamp 978-3-518-74336-2
€9.99?€: Euro
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Photo Researchers  
Memoirs of a Space Traveler 2020-01-24
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
The MIT Press 978-0-262-35774-6
$17.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Memoirs of a Space Traveler 2020-02-25
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
The MIT Press 978-0-262-53850-3
$17.95?$: US dollar
x+
182
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  
Sterntagebücher?Sterntagebuecher
2021-06-20
Stanisław Lem?Stanislaw Lem
Suhrkamp (Lem 2021: 100 Anniversary) 978-3-518-47146-3
€10.00?€: Euro
524+
[3]
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 Brian Barth Checkmark
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