Title: Beggars in Spain

Title: Beggars in Spain Title Record # 41619
Author: Nancy Kress
Date: 1991-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Sleepless
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: Mistakenly listed as "Beggers in Spain" in Asimov's TOC. Expanded into novel in 1993.

Synopsis: A group of children, mentally gifted as the result of a novel genetic modification which eliminates sleep, must rely on each other as they grow older and incur the resentment and bigotry of the unmodified population.

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Other Titles

Translations

Year	Language	Title
1992^ⓘTranslated by Martin Gilbert	German	Bettler in Spanien
1992^ⓘTranslated by Micaela Acocella	Italian	Modificazione genetica
1993^ⓘTranslated by Florin Pîtea	Romanian	Cerșetori în Spania^?Cersetori in Spania
1993^ⓘ Translated by Goran Skrobonja	Serbian	Prosjaci u Španiji^?Prosjaci u Spaniji
1993^ⓘTranslated by Claire Michel	French	L'une rêve et l'autre pas^?L'une reve et l'autre pas
2005^ⓘTranslated by Viviana Viviani.	Italian	Mendicanti in Spagna
2012^ⓘTranslated by Claire Michel	French	L'une rêve, l'autre pas

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
1	1992 Asimov's Readers'	Best Novella
Win	1992 SF Chronicle	Novella
1	1992 Hugo	Best Novella
Win	1992 Nebula	Novella
2	1992 Locus	Best Novella
Win (as L'une rêve, l'autre pas)	1995 Imaginaire	Nouvelle étrangère
9 ^ⓘ33 votes.	2012 Locus Online	20th Century Novella

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Beggars in Spain	1991-02-00	Nancy Kress	Axolotl Press / Pulphouse Publishing	18	$35.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	104	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	chap	George Barr
Beggars in Spain	1991-02-00	Nancy Kress	Axolotl Press / Pulphouse Publishing	18	$10.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	104	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	George Barr
Beggars in Spain	1991-02-00	Nancy Kress	Axolotl Press / Pulphouse Publishing	18	$65.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	104	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	chap
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1991	1991-04-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	Davis Publications		$3.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	324	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	Gary Freeman
Die Menagerie von Babel	1992-00-00	ed. Wolfgang Jeschke	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4920)	3-453-05842-9	DM 16.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	525	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	Jim Burns
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection	1992-07-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Press	0-312-07889-7	$27.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxxix+ 575	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Bob Eggleton
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection	1992-07-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Press	0-312-07891-9	$15.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxxix+ 575	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
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection	1992-08-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Press / SFBC	01121	$13.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxxix+ 575	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Bob Eggleton
Best New SF 6	1992-10-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	Robinson	1-85487-131-5	£7.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xxxix+ 575	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	Terry Oakes
Millemondinverno 1992: 2 romanzi e 5 racconti	1992-10-00	ed. Giuseppe Lippi	Mondadori (Millemondi #42)		Lit 9,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	430	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	Marco Patrito
Almanah Anticipația 1994^?Almanah Anticipatia 1994	1993-00-00	ed. Mihai-Dan Pavelescu	Știință & Tehnică^?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah	973-96236-4-6	Lei 2,700^?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005	272	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	Walter Riess
Science Fiction almanah Monolit knjiga 8	1993-00-00	ed. Boban Knežević^?Boban Knezevic	Flamarion			544	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	D. Bob Živković^?D. Bob Zivkovic D. Bob Zhivkovich
Nebula Awards 27	1993-04-00	ed. James Morrow	Harcourt Brace	0-15-665471-7	$12.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xv+ 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.	anth	Craig Stuart Rosenberg
Nebula Awards 27	1993-04-00	ed. James Morrow	Harcourt Brace	0-15-164935-9	$24.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xv+ 331	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Craig Stuart Rosenberg
Futurs qui craignent	1993-09-00	ed. Patrice Duvic	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5377)	2-266-00042-X		253	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	W. Siudmak
The Giant Book of Fantastic SF	1995-00-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	Magpie Books	1-85487-607-4		xxxix+ 575	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	Chris Moore
Hugo and Nebula Award Winners from Asimov's Science Fiction	1995-12-00	ed. Sheila Williams	Wings Books	0-517-12410-6	$12.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	558	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Chris Moore
The New Hugo Winners, Volume IV	1997-11-00	ed. Gregory Benford	Baen Books	0-671-87852-2	$6.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	537	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	Bob Eggleton
The Science Fiction Century	1997-11-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Tor	0-312-86338-1	$40.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	1005	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John Harris
The Science Fiction Century	1997-11-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Tor / BOMC	0-312-86338-1		1005	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John Harris
The Science Fiction Century	1998-05-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Quality Paperback Book Club	0-9658501-3-7	$21.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	1005	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	John Harris
Beaker's Dozen	1998-08-00	Nancy Kress	Tor	0-312-86537-6	$24.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	352	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Thomas Canty
Beaker's Dozen	1999-08-00	Nancy Kress	Tor	0-312-86843-X	$13.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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.	coll	Thomas Canty
Beggars in Spain	2000-07-00	Nancy Kress	Fictionwise		$2.30^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	chap
The Hard SF Renaissance	2002-11-00	ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell	Tor	0-312-87635-1	$39.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	960	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Gregory Manchess
The Hard SF Renaissance	2002-12-00	ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell	Tor / SFBC	54747	$14.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	960	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Gregory Manchess
The Hard SF Renaissance	2003-10-00	ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell	Orb	0-312-87636-X	$21.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	960	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	Gregory Manchess
The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume Two	2004-00-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Robinson	1-84119-514-6	£7.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xviii+ 617	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	Joe Roberts
Mendicanti in Spagna	2005-09-00	Nancy Kress	DelosBooks (Odissea Fantascienza #2)	88-89096-24-1	€10.00^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	156	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
Novel Ideas—Science Fiction	2006-04-00	ed. Brian M. Thomsen	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1361)	0-7564-0353-7	$7.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	vii+ 321	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
The Science Fiction Century, Volume Two	2006-10-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Orb	0-765-31492-4	$21.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	508	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
Almanah Estival 2007 Science Fiction	2007-00-00	ed. Cornel Secu	Clubul Helion	973-9345-72-7	Lei 15^?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005	306	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	Marian Mirescu
The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels	2007-02-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Press	0-312-36341-9	$40.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xi+ 642	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels	2007-02-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Griffin	1-4299-1606-0	$7.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels	2007-02-06	ed. Gardner Dozois	St. Martin's Griffin	978-0-312-36342-0	$19.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xi+ 642	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
Beggars in Spain	2007-08-30	Nancy Kress	Infinivox		$12.59^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	chap
The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels	2008-10-08	ed. Gardner Dozois	Paw Prints	978-1-4395-6077-8		xi+ 642	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Mammoth Book of Best Short SF Novels	2009-04-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	Robinson	978-1-84529-923-1	£9.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xii+ 800	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	Joe Roberts
The Mammoth Book of Best Short SF Novels	2009-04-23	ed. Gardner Dozois	Robinson	978-1-84901-534-9	£9.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
Mendicanti in Spagna	2011-02-00	Nancy Kress	DelosBooks (Mosaix)		€5.99^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	chap
The Hard SF Renaissance	2011-04-00	ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell	Orb		$11.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Gregory Manchess
The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume Two	2011-09-01	ed. David G. Hartwell	Robinson	978-1-78033-418-9	£5.49^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Joe Roberts
Beggars in Spain	2011-10-05	Nancy Kress	Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-058-5	$3.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	chap
Beggars in Spain	2011-10-15	Nancy Kress	Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-057-8	$4.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	98	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
L'une rêve, l'autre pas	2012-09-00	Nancy Kress	ActuSF ( Perles d'épice^?Perles d'epice )	978-2-917689-42-4	€12.00^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	168	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	Prop4g4nd4
The Best of Nancy Kress	2015-10-00	Nancy Kress	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-721-9	$45.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	558	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Tom Canty
The Best of Nancy Kress	2015-10-00	Nancy Kress	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-722-6	$4.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Tom Canty
Phoenix Pick Award Winners Mini Bundle One: The Hemingway Hoax / Beggars in Spain	2015-10-11	ed. uncredited	Phoenix Pick (Phoenix Pick Award Winners Bundles)	978-1-61242-292-3	$9.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
L'une rêve, l'autre pas	2016-09-00	Nancy Kress	ActuSF ( Hélios^?Helios #63)	978-2-36629-822-2	€7.00^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR		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	Prop4g4nd4
Beggars in Spain	2017-02-03	Nancy Kress	Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-313-5	$6.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	154	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
Unrivaled: Four Groundbreaking Hugo & Nebula Winning Stories	2023-06-20	ed. Lois McMaster Bujold, Joe Haldeman, Nancy Kress, Mike Resnick	CAEZIK SF & Fantasy	978-1-64710-065-0	$29.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	348	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Beaker's Dozen	date unknown	Nancy Kress	Tor	978-1-4668-2527-7	$7.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Thomas Canty
The Hard SF Renaissance	date unknown	ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell	Orb	978-0-312-87636-4	$25.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	960	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	Gregory Manchess
The Hard SF Renaissance	date unknown	ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell	Orb	0-312-87636-X	$21.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	960	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	Gregory Manchess

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Reviews

Review [French] by Erwann Perchoc (2013) in Bifrost, #69