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Title: The Diary of the Rose Title Record # 41486
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Date: 1976-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Orsinia
Language: English
Note: In the introduction to Where on Earth, Le Guin states 'I don't think "The Diary of the Rose" takes place in Orsinia, it seems more like South America to me, but the protagonist has an Orsinian name.'
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Translations
Year Language Title
1976ⓘTranslated by Françoise Levie-Howe
 French Le journal de la rose [as by Ursula Le Guin]
1978ⓘTranslated by Annemarie Kindt
 Dutch Het dagboek van de roos
1979ⓘTranslated by Sylvia Pukallus
 German Das Tagebuch der Rose
1983 Swedish Rosens dagbok
1985ⓘTranslated by Gerard Suurmeijer
 Dutch De roos in de winter
1994ⓘ
  • Translated by Mirjana Živković
Serbian
Dnevnik ruže?Dnevnik ruze
[as by Ursula Legvin]
2003ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli
 Italian Il diario della rosa

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
2 1977 Locus Best Novelette
Withdrawn 1977 Nebula Novelette
Finalists 1977 Hugo Best Novelette

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Femmes au futur 1976-00-00 ed. Marianne Leconte Marabout (
Bibliothèque Marabout - Science Fiction?Bibliotheque Marabout - Science Fiction
#598)		     279
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  
Future Power 1976-04-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Random House 0-394-49420-2
$7.95?$: US dollar
 xxviii+
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Future Power 1976-07-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Random House / SFBC 2771
$1.98?$: US dollar
 xxi+
196
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Psy Fi One: An Anthology of Psychology in Science fiction 1977-00-00 ed. Stanley L. Brodsky, Raymond D. Fowler, Jr., Kenneth B. Melvin Random House 0-394-30576-0   xiii+
299
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 Stanislaw Fernandes  
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection 1977-07-00 ed. Gardner Dozois E. P. Dutton 0-525-06495-8
$8.95?$: US dollar
 xxi+
185
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Mark Rubin Checkmark
De beste SF verhalen van het jaar (1976) 1978-00-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Elsevier (Elsevier SF) 90-10-02111-4   176
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 Henk Stadman Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection 1978-06-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-05482-X
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xxvii+
283
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 David Plourde Checkmark
Science Fiction Story Reader 11 1979-01-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3627) 3-453-30538-8
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 287
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 Michael Hasted Checkmark
The Compass Rose 1982-06-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Pendragon Press & Underwood-Miller 0-934438-60-9
$40.00?$: US dollar
 290
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Thomas Canty  
The Compass Rose 1982-07-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper & Row 0-06-014988-4
$14.95?$: US dollar
 viii+
273
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jon Weiman Checkmark
The Compass Rose 1982-10-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper & Row / SFBC 1403
$5.50?$: US dollar
 246
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jon Weiman  
Nova Science Fiction - 4 1983 1983-00-00 ed. John-Henri Holmberg, Per W. Insulander Laissez faire 267-4
skr 19.75?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
 100
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 Michael Whelan  
The Compass Rose 1983-03-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz 0-575-03229-4
£7.95?£: UK pound
 viii+
273
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Compass Rose 1983-07-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-23512-5
$3.50?$: US dollar
 xii+
271
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 Yvonne Gilbert Checkmark
The Compass Rose 1984-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Granada 0-586-06053-7
£1.95?£: UK pound
 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.
 coll Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Heyne Science Fiction Jahresband 1984 1984-04-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4060) 3-453-31007-1
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 443+
[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.
 anth John Harris Checkmark
De windroos 1985-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Het Spectrum (Prisma #2420) 90-274-1563-3   225
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
Die Kompassrose 1985-07-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #47) 3-453-31156-6
DM 8.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 302
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
The Compass Rose 1987-11-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Spectra 0-553-23512-5
$3.50?$: US dollar
 271
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  
The Compass Rose 1988-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Grafton / Collins (UK) 0-586-06053-7
£2.95?£: UK pound
 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.
 coll Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Les quatre vents du désir 1988-04-00 Ursula Le Guin Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5288) 2-266-02178-8   345
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 W. Siudmak  
The Compass Rose 1991-06-00 Ursula K. Le Guin HarperPaperbacks 0-06-100181-3
$4.50?$: US dollar
 xi+
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 Kinuko Craft Checkmark
Ruža kompasa?Ruza kompasa
 1994-00-00 Ursula Legvin Polaris Beograd (SF biblioteka Polaris)     312
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 Jon Weiman Checkmark
Ikarus 2001 2001-00-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #6370) 3-453-17984-6
€8.00?€: Euro
 782
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 Boris Vallejo Checkmark
Il diario della rosa 2003-02-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Editrice Nord (Narrativa Nord #168) 88-429-1244-1
€14.00?€: Euro
 250
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ciruelo  
The Compass Rose 2005-03-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Perennial / HarperCollins 0-06-091447-5
$13.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
368
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  
Where on Earth 2012-11-13 Ursula K. Le Guin Small Beer Press 978-1-61873-034-3
$24.00?$: US dollar
 iv+
281+
[8]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Paul Roden , Valerie Lueth Checkmark
Where on Earth 2012-11-27 Ursula K. Le Guin Small Beer Press 978-1-61873-036-7
$14.95?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Paul Roden , Valerie Lueth  
Where on Earth 2014-05-15 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz 978-1-4732-0282-5
£18.99?£: UK pound
 x+
281
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Where on Earth 2014-10-09 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz 978-1-4732-0283-2
£8.99?£: UK pound
 320
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 Wind's Twelve Quarters and The Compass Rose 2015-08-13 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-0576-5
£9.99?£: UK pound
 xx+
561
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 Christopher Gibbs Checkmark
The Compass Rose 2015-08-13 Ursula K. Le Guin Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-1437-8
£4.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin 2016-10-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press 978-1-4814-7596-9
$29.99?$: US dollar
 715+
[6]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Don Smith Checkmark
The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin 2016-10-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press 978-1-4814-7598-3
$7.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni  
The Selected Short Fiction of Ursula K. Le Guin 2016-11-15 Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press 978-1-4814-8946-1
$59.99?$: US dollar
 1552
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin 2017-11-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press 978-1-4814-7597-6
$19.99?$: US dollar
 715
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  
The Selected Short Fiction of Ursula K. Le Guin 2017-11-07 Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press 978-1-5344-0471-7
$39.99?$: US dollar
 1584
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  
Where on Earth date unknown Ursula K. Le Guin Small Beer Press 978-1-61873-034-3
$24.00?$: US dollar
 iv+
281+
[8]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Paul Roden , Valerie Lueth Checkmark
Where on Earth date unknown Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz 978-1-4732-0283-2
£9.99?£: UK pound
 x+
281
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 Laguna Design Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters and The Compass Rose date unknown Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-0576-5
£9.99?£: UK pound
 xx+
561
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 Christopher Gibbs Checkmark
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