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Title: Author's Introduction (The Word for World Is Forest) Title Record # 279451
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Date: 1977-00-00
Type: ESSAY
Language: English
Note: Per Locus1, "from the 1977 Gollancz edition", and the acknowledgements in The Language of the Night.
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1979First published in the 1977 British edition of The Word for World Is Forest.
Introduction to The Word for World Is Forest
Year Language Title
1977 Italian Commento dell'autore (Il mondo della foresta)
1999Translated by Riccardo Valla
Italian Commento dell'Autrice (Il mondo della foresta)
2022Translated by Karen Nölle
German
Vorwort (Das Wort für Welt ist Wald)?Vorwort (Das Wort fuer Welt ist Wald)

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Il mondo della foresta 1977-04-00 Ursula Le Guin Editrice Nord (Cosmo Collana di Fantascienza #62)  
Lit 2,500?Lit: Italian lira
ii+
169
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Schoenherr Checkmark
The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction 1979-04-00 Ursula K. Le Guin G. P. Putnam's Sons 0-399-12325-3
$9.95?$: US dollar
270
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
non-fic Mike Mariano Checkmark
The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction 1980-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Perigee Books 0-399-50482-6
$4.95?$: US dollar
270
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.
non-fic Mike Mariano Checkmark
The Word for World Is Forest 1980-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Panther / Granada 0-586-04570-8
£0.95?£: UK pound
128
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.
chap Peter Elson Checkmark
The Word for World Is Forest 1980-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Panther / Granada 0-586-04570-8
£0.95?£: UK pound
128
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.
chap Peter Elson Checkmark
The Word for World Is Forest 1980-01-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Panther / Granada 0-586-04570-8
£0.95?£: UK pound
128
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.
chap Peter Elson Checkmark
The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction 1982-01-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Berkley Books 0-425-05205-2
$2.75?$: US dollar
262
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.
non-fic Mike Mariano Checkmark
The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction 1985-03-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Berkley Books 0-425-07668-7
$5.95?$: US dollar
270
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.
non-fic Michael Mariano Checkmark
The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction 1989-08-00 Ursula K. Le Guin The Women's Press 0-7043-4202-2
£5.95?£: UK pound
210
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.
non-fic
Fieroza Doörsen?Fieroza Dooersen
Checkmark
The Eye of the Heron & The Word for World Is Forest 1991-06-00 Ursula K. Le Guin VGSF / Gollancz 0-575-05060-8
£3.99?£: UK pound
301
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  
The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction 1992-05-00 Ursula K. Le Guin HarperCollins 0-06-016835-8
$20.00?$: US dollar
vi+
250
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
non-fic Steve McLeod Checkmark
The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction 1993-06-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper Perennial 0-06-092412-8
$10.00?$: US dollar
250
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.
non-fic Steve McLeod Checkmark
I premi Hugo 1972-1973 1996-01-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Mondadori (Classici Urania #226)  
Lit 6,500?Lit: Italian lira
286
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 Marco Patrito  
Il mondo della foresta 1999-01-00 Ursula Le Guin Editrice Nord (Narrativa Nord #119) 88-429-1069-4
Lit 22,000?Lit: Italian lira
220
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 Tim Hildebrandt  
The Word for World Is Forest 2006-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Tor Teen 0-765-34985-X
$6.99?$: US dollar
144
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.
chap  
The Word for World Is Forest 2015-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-0578-9   128
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.
chap Christopher Gibbs Checkmark
The Word for World Is Forest 2015-03-26 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-0578-9
£8.99?£: UK pound
128
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.
chap Christopher Gibbs Checkmark
Hainish Novels & Stories, Volume Two 2017-09-05 Ursula K. Le Guin The Library of America (The Library of America #297) 978-1-59853-539-6
$40.00?$: US dollar
xix+
789
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
The Hainish Novels & Stories 2017-09-05 Ursula K. Le Guin The Library of America 978-1-59853-537-2
$80.00?$: US dollar
xviii+
1095, xix+
789
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Grenzwelten 2022-01-26 Ursula K. Le Guin Fischer Tor 978-3-596-70578-8
€16.99?€: Euro
398
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.
omni Checkmark
The Word for World Is Forest 2022-11-24 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz / Orion (The Best of the Masterworks) 978-1-399-60779-7
£8.99?£: UK pound
xiv+
113
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.
chap Autun Purser Checkmark
The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction date unknown Ursula K. Le Guin Perigee Books 0-399-50482-6
$4.95?$: US dollar
270
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.
non-fic Mike Mariano Checkmark
The Word for World Is Forest date unknown Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-0578-9
£8.99?£: UK pound
128
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.
chap Christopher Gibbs Checkmark
The Word for World Is Forest date unknown Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-0578-9
£8.99?£: UK pound
128
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.
chap Christopher Gibbs Checkmark
The Word for World Is Forest date unknown Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-0578-9
£8.99?£: UK pound
128
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.
chap Christopher Gibbs Checkmark
The Word for World Is Forest date unknown Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-0578-9
£8.99?£: UK pound
128
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.
chap Christopher Gibbs Checkmark
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