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Title: Hell Is the Absence of God Title Record # 100308
Author: Ted Chiang
Date: 2001-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: podcastle.org
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
2003ⓘTranslated by 古沢嘉通 (Yoshimichi Furusawa).
 Japanese
地獄とは神の不在なり?Jigoku towa Kami no Fuzai Nari
じごく とは かみ の ふざいなり
[as by
テッド・チャン?Teddo Chan
]
2003 Italian L'inferno è l'assenza di Dio
2004ⓘTranslated by Luis G. Prado.
 Spanish El infierno es la ausencia de Dios
2006ⓘTranslated by Lia Belt
 Dutch De hel is de afwezigheid van God
2006ⓘTranslated by Pierre-Paul Durastanti
 French
L'enfer, quand Dieu n'est pas présent?L'enfer, quand Dieu n'est pas present
2008ⓘTranslated by Emanuel Huţanu
 Romanian
Iadul e acolo unde nu există Dumnezeu?Iadul e acolo unde nu exista Dumnezeu
2011ⓘTranslated by molosovsky (Alexander Müller)
 German Die Hölle ist die Abwesenheit Gottes
2016ⓘTranslated by Edmundo Barreiros.
 Portuguese O Inferno é a ausência de Deus

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
1 2002 Hugo Best Novelette
1 2002 Locus Best Novelette
Finalists 2002 Sturgeon Best Short Science Fiction
Win 2003 Nebula Novelette
Win (as
地獄とは神の不在なり?Jigoku towa Kami no Fuzai Nari
じごく とは かみ の ふざいなり
) 		2004 Seiun Best Translated Short Story
2 (as El infierno es la ausencia de Dios) 2005 Premio Ignotus Mejor cuento extranjero - Best Foreign Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Starlight 3 2001-07-00 ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden Tor 0-312-86780-8
$24.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Edward Miller Checkmark
Starlight 3 2002-05-00 ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden Tor 0-312-86779-4
$15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 350
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 Edward Miller Checkmark
Fantasy: The Best of 2001 2002-06-00 ed. Karen Haber, Robert Silverberg ibooks 0-7434-5247-X
$7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 viii+
424
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 Scott Grimando Checkmark
Hell Is the Absence of God 2002-07-00 Ted Chiang Fictionwise  
$0.88?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 chap Checkmark
Stories of Your Life and Others 2002-07-00 Ted Chiang Tor 0-765-30418-X
$24.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 333
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gregory Manchess Checkmark
Year's Best Fantasy 2 2002-07-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Eos / HarperCollins 0-380-81841-8
$7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiii+
492
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 Tim White Checkmark
Stories of Your Life and Others 2002-08-00 Ted Chiang St. Martin's Press 0-312-70716-9
$24.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Gregory Manchess  
Year's Best Fantasy 2 2002-08-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Eos / HarperCollins / SFBC 0-7394-2844-6 / 52272
$10.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xi+
400
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Tim White Checkmark
S-Fマガジン 2003年3月号, #563?Esu-Efu Magajin 2003-nen 3-gatsu Gō, #563
Esu-Efu Magajin 2003-nen 3-gatsu Gou, #563
S-F Magajin 2003-nen 3-gatsu Gō, #563
S-F Magajin 2003-nen 3-gatsu Gou, #563
 2003-03-00 ed.
Editors of S-Fマガジン?Editors of Esu-Efu Magajin
Editors of S-F Magajin
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
      
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  
I premi Hugo 2002 2003-04-00 ed. Gianfranco Viviani Editrice Nord (Cosmo Collana di Fantascienza #332) 88-429-1264-6
€12.50?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 160
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 Body Mortgage  
Stories of Your Life and Others 2003-07-00 Ted Chiang Orb 0-765-30419-8
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 333
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 Joe Curcio Checkmark
あなたの人生の物語?あなた の じんせい の ものがたり
Anata no Jinsei no Monogatari
 2003-09-30
テッド・チャン?Teddo Chan
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
(
ハヤカワ文庫SF?Hayakawa Bunko SF
#1458)		 4-15-011458-7
¥940?¥: Japanese yen. ISO code: JPY
 521+
[7]
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
岩郷重力?Iwagō Jūryoku
いわごう じゅうりょく
Iwagou Juhryoku
Iwagou Juuryoku
,
WONDERWORKZ。?Wonderworkz
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Gigamesh, 36 2004-00-00 ed. Juan Manuel Santiago Gigamesh 84-96208-01-X   132
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 Juan Miguel Aguilera  
Stories of Your Life and Others 2004-02-00 Ted Chiang Tor / Pan Macmillan UK 1-4050-4102-1
£10.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 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 Shelley Eshkar Checkmark
Nebula Awards Showcase 2004 2004-03-00 ed. Vonda N. McIntyre Roc / New American Library 0-451-45957-1
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 vi+
280
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 Ray Lundgren Checkmark
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Fantasy and Science Fiction 2004-07-00 ed. Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan Voyager / HarperCollins (Australia) 0-7322-7872-4
A$32.95?A$: Australian dollar. ISO code: AUD
 xiii+
559+
[2]
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 Checkmark
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy 2004-07-00 ed. Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan Eos / HarperCollins 0-06-059426-8
$15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiii+
512+
[2]
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
Stories of Your Life and Others 2005-01-00 Ted Chiang Tor / Pan Macmillan UK 0-330-42664-8
£6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 331
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 Shelley Eshkar  
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Fantasy and Science Fiction 2005-07-00 ed. Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan Voyager / HarperCollins (Australia) 0-7322-7873-2
A$19.95?A$: Australian dollar. ISO code: AUD
 xvi+
677
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  
De Locus awards 2006-03-20 ed. Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan De Boekerij 90-225-4398-6
€22.50?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 526
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  
La tour de Babylone 2006-04-21 Ted Chiang
Denoël?Denoel
(Lunes d'encre)		 2-207-25456-9
€20.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 341
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 Manchu  
Feeling Very Strange: The Slipstream Anthology 2006-06-00 ed. James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel Tachyon Publications 978-1-892391-35-3
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xv+
288
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 Isabelle Rozenbaum Checkmark
Sci-Fi Magazin, februarie 2008 2008-02-00 ed.
George Lazăr?George Lazar
,
Cătălin Moraru?Catalin Moraru
Mediapress, Botoșani?Mediapress, Botosani
  
Lei 5?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005
 78
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 Simon Spoon , James Steidl  
Feeling Very Strange: The Slipstream Anthology 2008-05-22 ed. James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel Paw Prints 978-1-4352-8257-5
$23.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
PodCastle, PC040 2009-02-06 ed. Rachel Swirsky Escape Artists, Inc.  
$0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 mag Checkmark
Year's Best Fantasy 2 2009-10-13 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell HarperCollins e-books 978-0-06-175769-3
$0.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Tim White  
La tour de Babylone 2010-04-02 Ted Chiang
Denoël?Denoel
(Folio SF #358)		 978-2-07-040688-3   405
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 Manchu  
Stories of Your Life and Others 2010-10-01 Ted Chiang Small Beer Press 978-1-931520-72-0
$16.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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.
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Stories of Your Life and Others 2010-10-22 Ted Chiang Small Beer Press 978-1-931520-89-8
$9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Shelley Eshkar  
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-06-00 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-3079-3
$49.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 991
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.
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Die Hölle ist die Abwesenheit Gottes 2011-12-00 Ted Chiang Golkonda 978-3-942396-12-7
€14.90?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 181
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.
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Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-12-20 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-4035-8
$39.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Checkmark
Stories of Your Life and Others 2014-02-10 Ted Chiang Tantor Audio      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Checkmark
Stories of Your Life and Others 2015-05-21 Ted Chiang Picador 978-1-4472-8923-4   338
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 Konstantin Inozemtsev , Getty Images  
Stories of Your Life and Others 2016-06-14 Ted Chiang Vintage Books 978-1-101-97212-0
$16.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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.
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Stories of Your Life and Others 2016-06-14 Ted Chiang Vintage Books 978-1-101-97212-0
$16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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.
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Arrival 2016-11-01 Ted Chiang Vintage Books 978-0-525-43367-5
$16.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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 Shelley Eshkar  
Arrival 2016-11-01 Ted Chiang Picador 978-1-5098-3590-4
£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 338
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.
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Arrival 2016-11-03 Ted Chiang Picador 978-1-5098-5117-1
£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
História da sua vida e outros contos?Historia da sua vida e outros contos
 2016-11-14 Ted Chiang Intrinseca 978-85-510-0078-6
R$69.90?R$: Brazilian real. ISO code: BRL
 368
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Checkmark
Arrival: Die Hölle ist die Abwesenheit Gottes 2017-07-24 Ted Chiang Golkonda 978-3-946503-12-5
€18.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Stories of Your Life and Others 2018-04-12 Ted Chiang Subterranean Press  
$125.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 i+
351
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jacob McMurray Checkmark
Stories of Your Life and Others 2020-06-11 Ted Chiang Picador 978-1-5290-3943-6
£9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 338
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.
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Geteilt durch Null 2020-10-30 Ted Chiang Golkonda 978-3-96509-037-8
€24.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 360
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Stories of Your Life and Others 2024-03-07 Ted Chiang Picador (Picador Collection) 978-1-0350-3859-6
£9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 352
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.
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Arrival date unknown Ted Chiang Picador 978-1-5098-3590-4
£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 338
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.
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Arrival date unknown Ted Chiang Picador 978-1-5098-3590-4
£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 338
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.
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Stories of Your Life and Others date unknown Ted Chiang Picador 978-1-4472-8923-4
£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 338
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 Konstantin Inozemtsev , Getty Images Checkmark
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy date unknown ed. Charles N. Brown, Jonathan Strahan Eos / HarperCollins 0-06-059426-8
$15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiii+
514
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
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