Title: The Lotus Eaters

Title: The Lotus Eaters Title Record # 47500
Author: Stanley G. Weinbaum
Date: 1935-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Ham Hammond
Language: English

Note: Astounding Stories, April 1935, illustrated by Elliot Dold.

Synopsis: (Available on page 480, Bleiler (Gernsback)). A honeymooning couple of scientists explore the temperate twilight zone of a Venus tidally locked to the Sun, where they find a population of super-intelligent plants who lack the animal characteristic of ambition to change things.

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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1952^ⓘTranslated by Otto Schrag	German	Die Lotusesser
1953^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited hand	Italian	I mangiatori di loto
1960^ⓘTranslated by Antonio Ribera	Spanish	Los lotófagos
1962^ⓘTranslated by Colin Delavaud	French	Les lotophages
1970^ⓘTranslated by Walter Brumm	German	Die Lotos-Esser
1970^ⓘTranslated by Walter Brumm	German	Die Lotosesser
1974^ⓘTranslated by Bernard Myers	French	Les mangeurs de lotus [as by Stanley Weinbaum]
1978^ⓘTranslated by Mark Wynants	Dutch	De Lotuseters
1980^ⓘTranslated by Leni Sobez	German	Die Lotusesser
1982	Italian	Venere: I mangiatori di loto
1988^ⓘTranslated by Edda Fensch	German	Die Lotosesser
1992^ⓘTranslated by Н. Гузнинов / N. Guzninov.	Russian	Лотофаги^?Lotofagi [as by Стенли Вейнбаум^?Stenli Veynbaum Stanley Weinbaum ]
2007^ⓘTranslated by Françoise Jackson	French	Les mangeurs de lotus
2017	Hungarian	A lótuszevők^?A lotuszevok A lootuszevooek
2018^ⓘTranslated by Giulio Bruno.	Italian	I mangiatori di loto
2021^ⓘTranslated by Genta Filippo.	Italian	I mangiatori di loto

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Astounding Stories, April 1935	1935-04-00	ed. F. Orlin Tremaine	Street & Smith Publications, Inc.		$0.20^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	164	pulp^?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75	mag	Howard V. Brown
Dawn of Flame and Other Stories	1936-00-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Conrad H. Ruppert		$2.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	313	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
A Martian Odyssey and Others	1949-00-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Fantasy Press		$3.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	289	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	A. J. Donnell
Beyond Time and Space	1950-05-00	ed. August Derleth	Pellegrini & Cudahy		$4.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 643	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Überwindung von Raum und Zeit	1952-00-00	ed. Gotthard Günther^?Gotthard Guenther	Rauch (Rauchs Weltraum-Bücher #3)	3	DM 9.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	237+ [2]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Urania #4	1953-02-01	ed. Giorgio Monicelli	Mondadori	4	Lit 150^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	160	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	Curt Caesar
The Hidden Planet: Science-Fiction Adventures on Venus	1959-04-00	ed. Donald A. Wollheim	Ace Books	D-354	$0.35^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	190	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	Ed Emshwiller
El planeta oculto	1960-00-00	ed. uncredited	E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #67)	67		234	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
A Martian Odyssey	1962-00-00	Stanley Weinbaum	Lancer Books (Lancer Science Fiction Library)	74-808	$0.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	159	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	Robert Schulz
Satellite [France], #44-45	1962-07-00	ed. Michel Bénâtre^?Michel Benatre	Éditions Scientifiques et Littéraires^?Editions Scientifiques et Litteraires		F4.00^?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	196	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
A Martian Odyssey	1966-00-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Lancer Books	72-146	$0.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	159	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	Robert E. Schulz
Masterpieces of Science Fiction	1967-02-01	ed. Sam Moskowitz	World Publishing Co.		$6.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	552	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Mars-Odyssee	1970-01-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3168)	3168	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	143	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	Karl Stephan
A Martian Odyssey	1972-11-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Lancer Books (Lancer Science Fiction Library)	75399	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	159	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
A Martian Odyssey and Other Science Fiction Tales	1974-00-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Hyperion Press (Classics of Science Fiction)	0-88355-123-3	$13.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxix+ 555	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Virgil Finlay
A Martian Odyssey and Other Science Fiction Tales	1974-00-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Hyperion Press (Classics of Science Fiction)	0-88355-152-7	$5.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxx+ 556+ [6]	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
Les meilleurs récits de Astounding Stories Période 1934/37	1974-00-00	ed. Jacques Sadoul	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #532)			306	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	Howard V. Brown
Masterpieces of Science Fiction	1974-00-00	ed. Sam Moskowitz	Hyperion Press (Classics of Science Fiction)	0-88355-127-6		x+ 552	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Masterpieces of Science Fiction	1974-00-00	ed. Sam Moskowitz	Hyperion Press	0-88355-156-X	$4.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 552	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 Stanley G. Weinbaum	1974-04-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Ballantine Books	0-345-23890-7	$1.65^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xii+ 306	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	Dean Ellis
The Best of Stanley G. Weinbaum	1974-04-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Ballantine Books	0-345-23890-7	C$1.65^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	xii+ 306	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	Dean Ellis
The Best of Stanley G. Weinbaum	1974-06-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Ballantine Books (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction)	0-345-23890-7	$1.65^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xii+ 306	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	Dean Ellis
A Martian Odyssey and Other Stories	1977-10-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Sphere	0-7221-8960-5	£0.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	316	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	Peter Elson
Sprong naar Omega	1978-00-00	ed. A. van Hageland	D.A.P. Reinaert	90-310-0419-7		373	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 Stanley G. Weinbaum	1979-01-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction)	0-345-27965-4	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xii+ 306	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	Dean Ellis
The Best of Stanley G. Weinbaum	1979-01-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction)	0-345-27965-4	C$2.50^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	xii+ 306	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	Dean Ellis
Die besten Stories von Stanley G. Weinbaum	1980-11-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6710)	3-8118-6710-5	DM 7.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	368	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	Pujolar
The Analog Anthology #1	1980-12-00	ed. Stanley Schmidt	Davis Publications		$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	380	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".	anth	Dean Ellis
Analog's Golden Anniversary Anthology	1981-00-00	ed. Stanley Schmidt	The Dial Press	0-8037-0217-5	$10.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	380	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Fifty Years of the Best Science Fiction from Analog	1982-00-00	ed. Stanley Schmidt	Davis Publications		$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	380	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".	anth
Un'odissea marziana	1982-01-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Libra Editrice (I Classici della Fantascienza #64)	64	Lit 14,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	234	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Allison
The Best of Stanley G. Weinbaum	1983-03-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Garland Publishing (The Best Science Fiction)	0-8240-4213-1	$19.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Science Fiction Jubiläums Band: 25 Jahre Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy, 1960-1985	1985-01-00	ed. Wolfgang Jeschke	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4000)	3-453-31112-4	DM 12.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	796	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	Colin Hay
Mars-Odyssee	1987-00-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #64)	3-453-31349-6	DM 7.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	172	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	Bolo Petillo
Die Welten des Wenn	1988-00-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Das Neue Berlin	3-360-00182-6	M 9.20^?M: East German mark. ISO code: DDM in 1948-1990	308	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Kerstin Baarmann
Фата-Моргана 4^?Fata-Morgana 4	1992-00-00	ed. Сергей Барсов^?Sergey Barsov Sergei Barsov	Флокс^?Floks ( Фантастика, приключения, детектив^?Fantastika, priklyuchenniya, detektiv )	5-87198-025-2		544	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Борис Вальехо^?Boris Val'ekho Boris Vallejo
Interplanetary Odysseys	2006-04-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Leonaur Ltd	1-84677-060-2	£9.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	284	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
Interplanetary Odysseys	2006-04-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Leonaur Ltd	1-84677-070-X	£17.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	284	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Une odyssée martienne^?Une odyssee martienne	2007-11-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	coda	978-2-84967-028-6	€29.00^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	468	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	Virgil Finlay
The Wordsworth Collection of Science Fiction	2011-12-00	ed. David Stuart Davies	Wordsworth Editions	978-1-84022-656-0	£6.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xiv+ 1312	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	Nathan Clair
Kalandok a Naprendszerben	2017-00-00	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Delta Vision Kft. ( MesterMűvek: Science fiction^?MesterMuvek: Science fiction MesterMuevek: Science fiction #6)	978-963-395-112-5	Ft 3,990^?Ft: Hungarian forint. ISO code: HUF	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.	coll	Fazekas Árpád^?Fazekas Arpad
I mangiatori di loto	2018-01-16	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Delos Digital (Biblioteca di un sole lontano #42)	978-88-254-0466-1	€1.99^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	chap	Tiziano Cremonini
Strange Lands: Short Stories	2020-10-21	ed. uncredited	Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy)	978-1-83964-237-1	£20.00^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	480	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Parasite Planet	2021-03-08	Stanley G. Weinbaum	Black Dog Edizioni (Creepy #1)	979-12-80168-34-4	€14.00^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	126	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	Enrico Rambaldi
Satellite: Sélection N° 10^?Satellite: Selection No 10	date unknown	ed. Michel Bénâtre^?Michel Benatre	Éditions Scientifiques et Littéraires^?Editions Scientifiques et Litteraires ( Satellite sélection^?Satellite selection #10)		F4.00^?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	196+ 66	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

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Reviews

Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1998) in Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years (Reviews: pages 266-522, M-Z)