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

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	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	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	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	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
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	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	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	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	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
Nebula Awards 27	1993-04-00	ed. James Morrow	Harcourt Brace	0-15-665471-7	$12.95^?$: US dollar	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	xv+ 331	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Craig Stuart Rosenberg
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	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	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	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	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	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	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		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	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	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	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	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
Novel Ideas—Science Fiction	2006-04-00	ed. Brian M. Thomsen	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1361)	0-7564-0353-7	$7.50^?$: US dollar	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	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
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	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		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	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
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	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		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
The Hard SF Renaissance	2011-04-00	ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell	Orb		$11.99^?$: US dollar		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		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		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	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
The Best of Nancy Kress	2015-10-00	Nancy Kress	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-721-9	$45.00^?$: US dollar	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		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		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
Beggars in Spain	2017-02-03	Nancy Kress	Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-313-5	$6.99^?$: US dollar	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	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		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	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	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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Review [French] by Erwann Perchoc (2013) in Bifrost, #69