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Title: The Wasp Factory Title Record # 887
Author: Iain M. Banks
Date: 1984-02-00
Type: NOVEL [non-genre]
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1984 The Wasp Factory [as by Iain Banks]
Year Language Title
1984ⓘTranslated by Pierre Arnaud.
 French Le seigneur des guêpes [as by Iain Banks]
1985ⓘTranslated by Hugo Kuipers
 Dutch De Wespenfabriek [as by Iain Banks]
1985ⓘTranslated by Pierre Arnaud.
 French Le seigneur des guêpes
1986ⓘTranslated by Juhani Koskinen
 Finnish Ampiaistehdas [as by Iain Banks]
1991ⓘTranslated by Irene Bonhorst The 2011 translation is based upon this and was expanded and revised by Karin Kaltenbrunner and Thomas Ballhausen.
 German Die Wespenfabrik [as by Iain Banks]
1997ⓘTranslated by Robert Vernooy
 Dutch De Wespenfabriek [as by Iain Banks]
1999ⓘTranslated by Cristóbal Pera Román.
 Spanish La fábrica de las avispas [as by Iain Banks]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Win (as Die Wespenfabrik) 1992 Kurd Lasswitz Prize Bester ausländischer SF-Roman
Nomination 1995 Tiptree / Otherwise Retrospective

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Wasp Factory 1984-02-00 Iain Banks Macmillan UK 0-333-36380-9
£7.95?£: UK pound
 184
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel Marcus Wilson-Smith  
Le seigneur des guêpes 1984-03-00 Iain Banks
Presses de la Cité?Presses de la Cite
(Paniques)		 2-258-01347-X
F65.00?F: French frank
 186
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.
 novel Jacana  
The Wasp Factory 1984-08-00 Iain Banks Houghton Mifflin 0-395-36296-2
$13.95?$: US dollar
 184
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel Fred Marcellino Checkmark
De Wespenfabriek 1985-00-00 Iain Banks De Kern 90-325-0233-6   158
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.
 novel  
The Wasp Factory 1985-00-00 Iain Banks Futura 0-7088-2536-2
£1.95?£: UK pound
 184
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.
 novel Checkmark
Le seigneur des guêpes 1985-03-00 Iain M. Banks France Loisirs 2-7242-2320-9   186
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.
 novel Pete Turner (photographer)  
Ampiaistehdas 1986-00-00 Iain Banks
Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö?Werner Soederstroem Osakeyhtioe
Werner Soderstrom Osakeyhtio
 951-0-13780-4   261
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel Ilkka Pesonen Checkmark
The Wasp Factory 1986-03-00 Iain Banks Warner Books 0-446-34087-1
$3.95?$: US dollar
 185
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.
 novel Don Ivan Punchantz Checkmark
Le seigneur des guêpes 1989-09-00 Iain M. Banks Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Terreur #9012) 2-266-02733-6   223
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.
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The Wasp Factory 1990-00-00 Iain Banks Abacus 0-349-10177-9
£4.50?£: UK pound
 184
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.
 novel Checkmark
Die Wespenfabrik 1991-00-00 Iain Banks Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4783) 3-453-04492-4
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 265
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.
 novel Michael Hasted  
The Wasp Factory 1991-00-00 Iain Banks Abacus 0-349-10177-9
£4.99?£: UK pound
 184
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.
 novel Checkmark
The Wasp Factory 1996-00-00 Iain Banks Abacus 0-349-10177-9
£6.99?£: UK pound
 184
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.
 novel Checkmark
The Wasp Factory 1996-00-00 Iain Banks Abacus 0-349-10177-9
£6.99?£: UK pound
 184
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.
 novel Checkmark
De Wespenfabriek 1997-00-00 Iain Banks Luitingh-Sijthoff 90-245-2122-X   206
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.
 novel  
Die Wespenfabrik 1997-00-00 Iain Banks Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #10270) 3-453-12438-3
DM 12.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 269
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.
 novel Michael Hasted Checkmark
Paniques: Les thrillers des années 80 1998-03-00 uncredited Omnibus (Omnibus) 2-258-05013-8
F155.00?F: French frank
 1307
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.
 omni Didier Thimonier  
The Wasp Factory 1998-09-00 Iain Banks Scribner Paperback Fiction 0-684-85315-9
$12.00?$: US dollar
 184
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.
 novel Amy Guip Checkmark
La fábrica de las avispas 1999-03-00 Iain Banks Mondadori España (Mitos Bolsillo) 84-397-0228-0   256
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.
 novel  
The Wasp Factory 2003-00-00 Iain Banks Abacus 0-349-10177-9
£7.99?£: UK pound
 244
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.
 novel Ed Dimsdale Checkmark
Le seigneur des guêpes 2005-01-00 Iain M. Banks Fleuve Noir (Thriller fantastique #9012) 2-265-07868-9   222
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.
 novel Jean-Philippe Marie  
Die Wespenfabrik 2011-03-14 Iain Banks Milena 978-3-85286-205-7
€23.00?€: Euro
 242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel  
The Wasp Factory 2013-00-00 Iain Banks Abacus 978-0-349-10177-4
£7.99?£: UK pound
 244
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.
 novel  
The Wasp Factory 2013-04-04 Iain Banks Abacus 978-0-349-13890-9
£7.99?£: UK pound
 244
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.
 novel  
The Wasp Factory 2013-06-27 Iain Banks Abacus 978-0-349-13918-0
£8.99?£: UK pound
 xi+
244
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.
 novel mecob.org  
The Wasp Factory 2013-07-02 Iain Banks Simon & Schuster 978-1-4767-5024-8
$10.93?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 novel  
The Wasp Factory 2014-00-00 Iain Banks Abacus 978-0-349-13918-0
£8.99?£: UK pound
 xi+
244
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.
 novel mecob.org Checkmark
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