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Скромный гений?Skromnyy geniy
Title Record # 954814
Author:
Date: 1963-10-06
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: Russian
Note: Published in the Nedelya weekly No 41, 6 Oct 1963; then Shefner's 1965 coll Счастливый неудачник (Schastlivy neudachnik). Later reprints conclude with composition date "1963", used in standard bibliographies too. FantLab publication 71858 claims the 1st ed is just an excerpt; however other sources do not, in particular the thorough sssf-ru.narod2.ru/bibliografiya_fantastiki_a_evdokimova/proizvedeniya_russkih_i_sovetskih_avtorov/sh/ which notes excerpts explicitly elsewhere and gives page nums as 16, 17, 22. As Nedelya was Sunday version of large-format newspaper Izvestiya and the story is quite short (35k chars), likely it was complete or cut not much more than in US genre mags of the time.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1969Translated by Eve Manning
English A Modest Genius: A Fairy-Tale for Grown-Ups [as by Vadim Shefner]
1970Translated by Gisela Leiste
German Ein bescheidenes Genie [as by Wadim Schefner]
1973Translated by Matthew J. O'Connell
English A Modest Genius [as by Vadim Shefner]
1974Translated by Jonas Norén
Swedish Det blygsamma geniet [as by Vadim Shefner]
1976Translated by Apostol András
Hungarian A szerény zseni [as by Vagyim Sefner]
1976Translated by Co de Groot
Dutch Bescheiden genie [as by Vadim Shefner]
1989 English Modest Genius [as by Vadim Shefner]
1997Translated by Silvestro Pontani
Italian Un genio modesto [as by Vadim Sefner]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Russian Science Fiction: 1969 1969-00-00 ed. Robert Magidoff New York University Press  
$6.95?$: US dollar
viii+
210
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Carl Smith Checkmark
Flug zum Alpha Eridani 1970-00-00 ed.
Lothar Grünewald?Lothar Gruenewald
Kultur und Fortschritt     300
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 Horst Hussel Checkmark
View from Another Shore 1973-00-00 ed. Franz Rottensteiner Seabury Press 0-8164-9151-8
$6.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
234
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Det hände i morgon 2?Det hande i morgon 2
1974-00-00 ed. Sam J. Lundwall Delta (Stockholm) (Delta Science Fiction #10) 91-7228-021-2
skr 29.00?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
208
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 Erling Ericsson  
The 1974 Annual World's Best SF 1974-05-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books (DAW Collectors #101) 0-87997-109-6 / UY1109
$1.25?$: US dollar
280
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The 1974 Annual World's Best SF 1974-05-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books / New American Library of Canada UY1109
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
280
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The 1974 Annual World's Best SF 1974-09-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books / SFBC 6278
$1.98?$: US dollar
x+
245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Victor Valla Checkmark
The World's Best SF Short Stories No. 1 1975-10-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim The Elmfield Press 0-7057-0057-7
Ł4.50?Ł: UK pound
280
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Josh Kirby Checkmark
A szerény zseni 1976-00-00 Vagyim Sefner
Kozmosz Könyvek?Kozmosz Konyvek
(
Kozmosz Fantasztikus Könyvek?Kozmosz Fantasztikus Konyvek
#47)
963-211-148-6
Ft 12?Ft: Hungarian forint
270
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
Panner László?Panner Laszlo
Checkmark
Andere Werelden, Andere Kusten 1976-00-00 ed. Franz Rottensteiner Luitingh (Luitingh SF Verhalen) 90-245-0373-6
ƒ16.90?ƒ: Dutch guilder
239
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
View from Another Shore 1976-00-00 ed. Franz Rottensteiner Seabury Press (Continuum Book) 0-8164-9273-5   xvi+
234
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  
Blick vom anderen Ufer 1977-00-00 ed. Franz Rottensteiner Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #4) 3-518-06859-8
DM 7.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
257
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 Ute Osterwalder , Hans Ulrich Osterwalder Checkmark
Blick vom anderen Ufer 1978-00-00 ed. Franz Rottensteiner Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #4) 3-518-06859-8
DM 7.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
257
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 Hans Ulrich Osterwalder , Ute Osterwalder Checkmark
View from Another Shore 1978-06-00 ed. Franz Rottensteiner Jove / HBJ 0-515-04557-8
$1.75?$: US dollar
xvi+
255
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 Gianni Benvenuti Checkmark
View from Another Shore 1978-06-00 ed. Franz Rottensteiner Jove / HBJ 0-515-04557-8 / M4557
C$1.75?C$: Canadian dollar
xvi+
255
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 Gianni Benvenuti Checkmark
Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Three 1979-12-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books 0-87997-507-5 / UE1507
$2.25?$: US dollar
280
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 Segrelles Checkmark
Blick vom anderen Ufer 1981-00-00 ed. Franz Rottensteiner Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #4) 3-518-36859-1
DM 8.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
257
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 Hans Ulrich Osterwalder , Ute Osterwalder Checkmark
Die gestohlenen Techmine 1982-00-00 ed. Horst Heidtmann dtv (dtv phantastica #1879) 3-423-01879-8
DM 9.80?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.
anth Celestino Piatti Checkmark
Bescheidene Genies 1988-00-00 Wadim Schefner Das Neue Berlin 3-360-00175-3
M 7.50?M: East German mark
244
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Albrecht v. Bodecker Checkmark
When Questions Are Asked 1989-00-00 ed. uncredited (Adventure & Fantasy) 5-05-002470-6
RUB 1.60?Rub: Russian or Soviet ruble
366
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 Pyotr Karatchentsov Checkmark
Bescheidene Genies 1990-00-00 Wadim Schefner Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #246) 3-518-38204-7
DM 12.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
196+
[1]
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 Helmut Wenske Checkmark
Buonanotte Sofia 1997-02-00 ed. Franz Rottensteiner Mondadori (Classici Urania #239)  
Lit 6,500?Lit: Italian lira
286
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 Massimo Rosestolato  
View from Another Shore 1999-03-00 ed. Franz Rottensteiner Liverpool University Press (Liverpool Science Fiction Texts and Studies #13) 0-85323-942-8
Ł11.95?Ł: UK pound
xvi+
256
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 Peter Whitfield  
View from Another Shore 1999-03-00 ed. Franz Rottensteiner Liverpool University Press (Liverpool Science Fiction Texts and Studies #13) 0-85323-932-0
Ł22.50?Ł: UK pound
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Peter Whitfield  
The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection 2016-07-12 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books 978-1-101-91009-2
$25.00?$: US dollar
xxxi+
1178
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 Bruce Pennington Checkmark
The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection 2016-07-12 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books 978-1-101-91010-8
$25.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Bruce Pennington Checkmark
The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection 2016-07-12 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / SFBC 14-1016912
$19.55?$: US dollar
xxxi+
1178
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 Bruce Pennington  
The 1974 Annual World's Best SF date unknown ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books (DAW Collectors #101) UY1109
$1.25?$: US dollar
280
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 Jack Gaughan  
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