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Title: The Pope of the Chimps Title Record # 41047
Author: Robert Silverberg
Date: 1982-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
User Rating: None. Including variants and translations: 9.00 (1 vote) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: science fiction (1), religion (1), chimpanzees (1), great apes (1), sign language (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1983Translated by Iawa Tate, revised by Pierre-Paul Durastanti in the 2003 Flammarion edition.
French
Le pape des chimpanzés?Le pape des chimpanzes
1985Translated by Edda Petri
German Der Papst der Schimpansen
1988Translated by Marco Pensante
Italian Il papa degli scimpanzè

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
12 1983 Locus Best Novelette
Nomination 1983 Nebula Short Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Perpetual Light 1982-10-00 ed. Alan Ryan Warner Books 0-446-30013-6 / 30-013
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
490
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 Jill Bauman Checkmark
Perpetual Light 1983-05-00 ed. Alan Ryan Warner Books / SFBC 5082
$5.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
435
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Jill Bauman Checkmark
Univers 1983 1983-06-06 ed.
Joëlle Wintrebert?Joelle Wintrebert
J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1491) 2-277-21491-4   413
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 Donald Grant Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 1983-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Timescape / Pocket Books 0-671-46680-1
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
viii+
359
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 Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 1983-11-00 ed. Terry Carr Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-03341-X
£9.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
viii+
350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Nebula Awards #18 1983-11-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Arbor House 0-87795-565-4
$16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
302
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Conglomeroid Cocktail Party 1984-06-00 Robert Silverberg Arbor House 0-87795-577-8
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
284
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Loretta Trezzo Checkmark
The Conglomeroid Cocktail Party 1984-09-00 Robert Silverberg Arbor House / SFBC 1642
$6.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
243
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Loretta Trezzo Checkmark
The Nebula Awards #18 1984-09-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Bantam Books 0-553-24371-3
$2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xii+
240
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 Gary LoSasso Checkmark
Die schönsten Science Fiction Stories des Jahres: Band 3 1985-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4165) 3-453-31123-X
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
462
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 Checkmark
The Conglomeroid Cocktail Party 1985-02-00 Robert Silverberg Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-03544-7
£8.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
284
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Conglomeroid Cocktail Party 1985-07-00 Robert Silverberg Bantam Spectra 0-553-25077-9
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xv+
317
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 Jim Burns Checkmark
Urania #1086 1988-10-23 ed. Gianni Montanari Mondadori 1086
Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
240
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Vicente Segrelles  
The Conglomeroid Cocktail Party 1989-11-00 Robert Silverberg VGSF 0-575-04622-8
£3.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
284
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 Jim Burns Checkmark
Sacred Visions 1991-07-00 ed. Michael Cassutt, Andrew M. Greeley Tor 0-312-85173-1
$12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
363
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 Bob Eggleton  
Sacred Visions 1991-07-00 ed. Michael Cassutt, Andrew M. Greeley Tor 0-312-85025-5
$24.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xii+
363
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Voile vers Byzance 2003-04-00 Robert Silverberg Flammarion (Imagine) 2-08-068254-7
€25.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
755
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 Pictor  
Phases of the Moon 2004-08-00 Robert Silverberg Subterranean Press 1-931081-99-9
$40.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
625
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jim Burns Checkmark
Phases of the Moon 2004-08-00 Robert Silverberg Subterranean Press 1-931081-99-9
$150.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
625
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jim Burns  
Phases of the Moon 2004-10-00 Robert Silverberg ibooks 0-7434-9801-1
$15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
623
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
Phases of the Moon 2004-11-01 Robert Silverberg ibooks 1-59687-057-5
$15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
624
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  
Galileo's Children: Tales of Science vs. Superstition 2005-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Pyr 1-59102-315-7
$25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
346
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth David Brian Checkmark
Voile vers Byzance 2005-12-00 Robert Silverberg J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #7845) 2-290-34865-1   955
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  
Galileo's Children: Tales of Science vs. Superstition 2009-00-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Pyr  
$11.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth David Brian  
The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume Five: The Palace at Midnight: 1980-82 2010-09-30 Robert Silverberg Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-321-1
$65.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
478
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Palace at Midnight: 1980-82 2010-09-30 Robert Silverberg Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-321-1
$35.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
478
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Palace at Midnight 2011-09-29 Robert Silverberg Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10668-0
£2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Best of Robert Silverberg: Stories of Six Decades 2012-12-31 Robert Silverberg Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-472-0
$24.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
722
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 Jim Burns Checkmark
The Palace at Midnight: 1980-82 2013-04-25 Robert Silverberg Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-604-5
$18.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
480
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  
The Palace at Midnight: 1980-82 2013-05-14 Robert Silverberg Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-607-6
$2.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Galileo's Children: Tales of Science vs. Superstition 2014-09-30 ed. Gardner Dozois Baen Books 978-1-62579-344-7
$4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
Phases of the Moon 2015-02-27 Robert Silverberg Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10661-1
£4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Needle in a Timestack and Other Stories 2019-08-20 Robert Silverberg Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-5040-5866-7
$9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Needle in a Timestack 2021-06-10 Robert Silverberg Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-2920-4
£10.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
ix+
579
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 Shutterstock Checkmark
Needle in a Timestack 2021-06-10 Robert Silverberg Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-2921-1
£10.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Shutterstock Checkmark
Audiobook Collection date unknown Robert Silverberg MotionAudiobooks  
$34.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
omni Checkmark
Needle in a Timestack date unknown Robert Silverberg Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-2920-4
£10.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
ix+
579
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 Shutterstock Checkmark
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