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Title: Reasons to Be Cheerful Title Record # 69645
Author: Greg Egan
Date: 1997-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1998Translated by Kurt Bracharz.
German
Gute Gründe, fröhlich zu sein?Gute Gruende, froehlich zu sein
1999Translated by Francis Lustman & Quarante-deux
French
Des raisons d'être heureux?Des raisons d'etre heureux
2001 Italian I Miei Motivi Per Stare Allegro
2001Translated by 山岸真(Yamagishi Makoto)
Japanese
しあわせの理由?しあわせのりゆう
Shiawase no Riyū
Shiawase no Riyuu
[as by
グレッグ・イーガン?Gureggu Iigan
Gureggu Īgan
]
2001Translated by 山岸真 (Makoto Yamagishi)
Japanese
しあわせの理由?しあわせ の りゆう
Shiawase no Riyuu
[as by
グレッグ・イーガン?Gureggu Iigan
Gureggu Īgan
]
2002Translated by Carlos Pavón.
Spanish Motivos para ser feliz

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Interzone, #118 April 1997 1997-04-00 ed. David Pringle David Pringle  
£3.00?£: UK pound
68
A4?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
mag Ian Brooks Checkmark
The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy Volume 2 1998-04-00 ed. Jeremy G. Byrne, Jonathan Strahan Voyager / HarperCollins (Australia) 0-7322-5942-8
A$14.95?A$: Australian dollar
xx+
443
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 Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection 1998-06-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-19033-6
$17.95?$: US dollar
lxii+
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.
anth John Foster (artist) Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection 1998-06-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press 0-312-18779-3
$29.95?$: US dollar
lxii+
623
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Foster (artist) Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection 1998-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Press / SFBC 18485
$14.98?$: US dollar
lxii+
623
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Foster (artist) Checkmark
Luminous 1998-09-00 Greg Egan Millennium / Orion 1-85798-551-6
£16.99?£: UK pound
295
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Alfred Pasieka Checkmark
Luminous 1998-09-00 Greg Egan Millennium / Orion 1-85798-552-4
£9.99?£: UK pound
295
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 Alfred Pasieka  
The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 11th Annual Collection 1998-10-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Robinson 1-85487-599-X
£8.99?£: UK pound
lxvi+
668
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 Phil Marritt Checkmark
Die Vergangenheit der Zukunft 1998-11-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #5950) 3-453-13337-4
DM 16.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
572
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 Attila Boros Checkmark
Etoiles vives: numéro 7 1999-08-00 ed.
André-François Ruaud?Andre-Francois Ruaud
Bifrost/Étoiles vives?Bifrost/Etoiles vives
2-84344-028-9
F69.00?F: French frank
160
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 Philippe Caza  
Luminous 1999-08-00 Greg Egan Millennium 1-85798-573-7
£5.99?£: UK pound
295
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 Checkmark
Urania #1412 2001-04-22 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Mondadori 1412
Lit 6,900?Lit: Italian lira
332
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.
mag Franco Brambilla  
Reasons to Be Cheeful 2001-09-00 Greg Egan Fictionwise.com  
$1.50?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
1990年代―遺伝子戦争?1990ねんだい―いでんしせんそう
1990 Nendai: Idenshi Sensō
1990 Nendai: Idenshi Sensou
2001-09-20 ed.
中村融?なかむらとおる
Nakamura Tōru
Nakamura Tohru
Nakamura Tooru
,
山岸真?やまぎしまこと
Makoto Yamagishi
河出書房新社?Kawade Shobō Shinsha
Kawade Shobo Shinsha
(
河出文庫?かわでぶんこ
Kawade Bunko
#ン2-6)
4-309-46207-3   498
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
早川モトヒロ?はやかわモトヒロ
Hayakawa Motohiro
 
2001, No. 6 2002-00-00 ed. Luis G. Prado Equipo Sirius  
€3.75?€: Euro
76
A4?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
mag Jesús Gallego , Emilio Gallego  
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
Luminous 2003-00-00 Greg Egan Gollancz 1-85798-573-7
£6.99?£: UK pound
295
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
Radieux 2007-10-00 Greg Egan
Le Bélial'?Le Belial'
978-2-84344-082-3
€23.00?€: Euro
426
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 Nicolas Fructus  
Luminous 2008-02-07 Greg Egan Gollancz 978-0-575-08208-3
£7.99?£: UK pound
330
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 Chad Baker Checkmark
Luminoso 2010-09-00 Greg Egan Bibliópolis (Bibliópolis Fantástica #66) 978-84-15157-00-7
€19.95?€: Euro
288
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  
Luminous 2010-12-30 Greg Egan Gollancz 978-0-575-10544-7
£8.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
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 Checkmark
Radieux 2011-09-00 Greg Egan Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #32342) 978-2-253-15989-6   480
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 Manchu  
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection 2013-00-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 978-0-312-20753-3
$17.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth John Foster (artist)  
しあわせの理由?しあわせ の りゆう
Shiawase no Riyuu
2014-12-25
グレッグ・イーガン?Gureggu Iigan
Gureggu Īgan
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
 
¥644?¥: Japanese yen
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Rey Hori Checkmark
The Best of Greg Egan 2019-12-00 Greg Egan Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-942-8
$45.00?$: US dollar
731
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll David Ho Checkmark
Luminous 2020-05-17 Greg Egan Greg Egan 978-1-922240-34-7
$12.99?$: US dollar
323
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 Best of Greg Egan 2020-07-27 Greg Egan Night Shade Books 978-1-949102-25-3
$19.99?$: US dollar
679
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 Best of Greg Egan 2021-03-18 Greg Egan Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-3229-7
£14.99?£: UK pound
729
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 Checkmark
The Best of Greg Egan 2021-03-18 Greg Egan Gateway / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-3230-3
£14.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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