Publication: The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories

Publication: The Best Japanese Science Fiction StoriesPublication Record # 257736
Editors: John L. Apostolou, Martin H. Greenberg
Date: 1997-10-00
ISBN: 1-56980-124-X [978-1-56980-124-6]
Publisher: Barricade Books
Price:
$9.95^?$: US dollar
Pages: 176
Format:
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.
Type: ANTHOLOGY
Notes:
- This appears to be a photographic reprint of the Dembner Books edition (1989). The page layouts, fonts, and graphics are identical meaning that comments noted in the ISFDB publication record for the Dembner edition are also applicable to this publication. The only differences between the publications are:
  - The half-title of the Dembner edition has the title in a what appears to be a 9 or 10pt font. The Barricade edition's half-title is the same size and style as the title on the title page. This is also the same as the size and title shown on the front cover of the Dembner edition.
  - The title page is identical other than "Dembner Books • New York" versus "Barricade Books Inc." over "New York" at the bottom.
  - The copyright pages are different as they follow the standard layouts for the respective publishers. Some puzzles are that the copyright year was changed from 1989 to 1997 and that the Barricade edition does not acknowledge the earlier Dembner edition.
- The credits on the title page are
  Edited by John L. Apostolou and Martin H. Greenberg Consulting Editors: Grania Davis and Judith Merril
  It seems from Grania Davis' foreword that she and Judith Merril worked with authors and translators in 1979 and 1980 to create a collection of stories. Once completed they could not find a publisher willing to take on the work. In the late 1980s Martin Greenberg and John Apostolou were able to arrange publication. Thus it's a little odd that the formal editor's credits are Apostolou and Greenberg.
- First printing per number line. The printing date is not stated. The source of the 1997-10-00 used in this record is unknown but is assumed to be accurate. Possible points to help date this publication are:
  - "Copyright © 1997 by John L. Apostolou and Martin H. Greenberg". This copyright date is different than the one stated in the Dembner Books edition. However, there does not seem to be any new material. The editor essays are the same as in the Dembner Books edition.
  - Amazon.com reports a date of September 1997.
- The publication's Contents has "Reading List of Japanese Science Fiction in English" while this list is titled "A Reading List of Japanese Science Fiction in English" on page 175 and at the top of page 176.
External IDs:
- LCCN: 97-25052

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Anthology Title: The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories • (1989) • anthology by John L. Apostolou and Martin H. Greenberg

Contents (view Concise Listing)

9 • Foreword (The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories) • (1989) • essay by Grania Davis
13 • Introduction (The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories) • (1989) • essay by John L. Apostolou
21 • The Flood • (1989) • short story by
安部公房^?Koubou Abe
あべこうぼう
Kōbō Abe
Kobo Abe
Kohboh Abe
Kobo Abé
(trans. of
洪水^?Kōzui
1950) [as by
Kōbō Abe^?Kobo Abe
]
28 • Cardboard Box • (1980) • short story by
半村良^?Ryō Hanmura
Ryo Hanmura
はんむらりょう
(trans. of
ボール箱^?Bōrubako
1989) [as by Ryo Hanmura]
40 • Tansu • (1983) • short story by
半村良^?Ryō Hanmura
Ryo Hanmura
はんむらりょう
(trans. of
箪笥^?Tansu
) [as by Ryo Hanmura]
47 • Bokko-Chan • (1963) • short story by
星新一^?Hoshi Shin'ichi
Hoshi Shinichi
(trans. of
ボッコちゃん^?Bokkochan
) [as by Shinichi Hoshi]
52 • He—y, Come on Ou—t! • (1978) • short story by
星新一^?Hoshi Shin'ichi
Hoshi Shinichi
(trans. of
おーいでてこーい^?Ōi, Dete Kōi
Oi, Dete Koi
Ôi detekôi
1971) [as by Shinichi Hoshi]
58 • The Road to the Sea • (1981) • short story by
石川喬司^?いしかわたかし
Ishikawa Takashi
(trans. of
魔法使いの夏^?Mahōtsukai no Natsu
1966) [as by Takashi Ishikawa]
62 • The Empty Field • (1973) • short story by
北杜夫^?Kita Morio
きたもりお
(trans. of
空地^?Kūchi
) [as by
Morio Kita^?きたもりお
Morio Kita
]
74 • The Savage Mouth • (1978) • short story by
小松左京^?Komatsu Sakyou
Komatsu Sakyō
こまつさきょう
Komatsu Sakyo
(trans. of
凶暴な口^?Kyobo na Kuchi
1969) [as by Sakyo Komatsu]
85 • Take Your Choice • (1987) • short story by
小松左京^?Komatsu Sakyou
Komatsu Sakyō
こまつさきょう
Komatsu Sakyo
(trans. of
おえらびください^?Oerabi Kudasai
O-erabi Kudasai
1967) [as by Sakyo Komatsu]
104 • Triceratops • (1982) • short story by
河野典生^?こうのてんせい
Tensei Kono
Tensei Kōno
(trans. of
トリケラトプス^?Torikeratopusu
1974) [as by Tensei Kono]
121 • Fnifmum • (1989) • short story by
眉村卓^?まゆむらたく
Mayumura Taku
(trans. of
フニフマム^?Funifumamu
) [as by Taku Mayumura]
130 • Standing Woman • (1981) • short story by
筒井康隆^?Tsutsui Yasutaka
つついやすたか
(trans. of
佇むひと^?Tatazumu Hito
1974) [as by Yasutaka Tsutsui]
144 • The Legend of the Paper Spaceship • (1983) • novelette by
矢野徹^?やのてつ
Yano Tetsu
(trans. of
折紙宇宙船の伝説^?Origami Uchūsen no Densetsu
1978) [as by Tetsu Yano]
175 • A Reading List of Japanese Science Fiction in English • (1989) • essay by John L. Apostolou and Martin H. Greenberg

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