Title: The Laocoön Complex

Title: The Laocoön Complex Title Record # 75171
Author: J. C. Furnas
Date: 1937-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English

Note: First published in the magazine Esquire, April 1937.

Synopsis: [T]ells the story of a man who is bored with his life, until one day while taking a bath he discovers that a massive green snake has entered into his tub as if by magic. Over time it becomes increasingly clear that he can make these snakes appear without meaning to, much to his own dismay. The remainder of the story follows this man as he attempts to confront his problematic capacity to will snakes into being using psychotherapy. -- from a review

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Year	Language	Title
1957^ⓘTranslated by Manuel van Loggem	Dutch	Het Laocoön complex
1966^ⓘTranslated by Manuel van Loggem	Dutch	Het Laocoön-complex
1984^ⓘTranslated by Vesna Mahečić	Croatian	Laokonov kompleks

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Esquire, April 1937	1937-04-00	ed. Editors of Esquire, Arnold Gingrich	Esquire-Coronet Inc.		$0.50^?$: US dollar		unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	mag
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow	1952-09-00	ed. Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books	A944	$0.35^?$: US dollar	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
Beyond the Barriers of Space and Time	1954-11-00	ed. Judith Merril	Random House		$2.95^?$: US dollar	xv+ 294	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	H. Lawrence Hoffman
Beyond the Barriers of Space and Time	1955-00-00	ed. Judith Merril	Sidgwick & Jackson		10/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	xiii+ 290	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Beyond the Barriers of Space and Time	1955-03-00	ed. Judith Merril	Random House / SFBC		$1.15^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 271	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	H. Lawrence Hoffman
Verbinding met morgen	1957-00-00	ed. Manuel van Loggem	De Bezige Bij (Schrik in Plastic #4)			198	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	Pim van Boxsel
Verbinding met morgen	1957-00-00	ed. Manuel van Loggem	De Bezige Bij (Schrik in Plastic #4)			198	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	Pim van Boxsel
Beyond the Barriers of Space and Time	1957-01-00	ed. Judith Merril	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)	24	5/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	290	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow	1961-12-00	ed. Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books	H2343	$0.60^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 258	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
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow	1962-01-00	ed. Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books				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
De verschrikkelijke buiksprekerspop	1966-00-00	ed. Manuel van Loggem	Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1008)	1008	ƒ2.00^?ƒ: Dutch guilder	191	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	Dick Bruna
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow	1967-03-00	ed. Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books	H3358	$0.60^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 258	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
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow	1968-01-00	ed. Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books			258	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
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow	1968-09-00	ed. Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books			258	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
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow	1968-11-00	ed. Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books			258	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
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow	1970-08-00	ed. Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books	S5372	$0.75^?$: US dollar	258	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
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow	1972-08-00	ed. Ray Bradbury	Bantam Pathfinder	NP8162	$0.95^?$: US dollar	258	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
Fantasy: Shapes of Things Unknown	1974-00-00	ed. Edmund J. Farrell, Thomas E. Gage, John Pfordresher, Raymond J. Rodrigues	Scott, Foresman and Company	0-673-03409-7		384	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	Joan Miro
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow	1974-00-00	ed. Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books	N8162	$0.95^?$: US dollar	258	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
Fantasy: Shapes of Things Unknown	1976-00-00	ed. Edmund J. Farrell, Thomas E. Gage, John Pfordresher, Raymond J. Rodrigues	Scott, Foresman and Company (Fountainhead)	0-673-10225-4		384	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	Joan Miro
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow	1976-09-00	ed. Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books	0-553-10249-4	£0.60^?£: UK pound	258	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
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow	1977-08-00	ed. Ray Bradbury	Bantam Books	0-553-10249-4	$1.50^?$: US dollar	258	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
Van lichtelijk luguber tot meedogenloos macaber	1982-00-00	ed. Erik Lankester	Loeb	90-6213-415-7		427	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
The Seventeenth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories	1984-00-00	ed. Mary Danby	Fontana	0-00-616934-1	£1.50^?£: UK pound	188	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
Sirius, #97	1984-07-05	ed. Borivoj Jurković^?Borivoj Jurkovic Borivoj Jurkovich	Vjesnik		Din 60^?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar	132	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
McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Winter 2013	2013-00-00	ed. Editors of McSweeney's	McSweeney's Books	978-1-938073-63-2		200	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.	mag
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow	date unknown	ed. Ray Bradbury	Bantam Pathfinder	SP5372	$0.75^?$: US dollar	258	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
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow	date unknown	ed. Ray Bradbury	Bantam Pathfinder	NP8162	$0.95^?$: US dollar	258	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
Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow	date unknown	ed. Ray Bradbury	Bantam Pathfinder	SP5372	$0.75^?$: US dollar	258	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

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Reviews

Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 295 - 454)
Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction