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Title: When the People Fell Title Record # 57052
Author: Cordwainer Smith
Date: 1959-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: The Instrumentality of Mankind
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1959Translated by Pierre-Paul Durastanti revised Original translation by Michel Demuth Translation of "When the People Fell", 1959
French Le Jour de la pluie humaine
1961 Italian La pioggia di cinesi
1966Translated by Michel Demuth
French Le jour de la pluie humaine
1982Translated by Thomas Ziegler (1982)
German Als die Menschen fielen
1982Translated by Thomas Ziegler.
German Wenn die Menschen fallen
1991Translated by Carlos Gardini.
Spanish Cuando llovió gente

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Magazine, April 1959 1959-04-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.50?$: US dollar
196
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Wood Checkmark
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 73 1959-05-00 ed. H. L. Gold Strato Publications  
3/6?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).
196
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Wood Checkmark
The Fifth Galaxy Reader 1961-03-00 ed. H. L. Gold Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)  
$3.95?$: US dollar
260
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Arthur Renshaw Checkmark
Galaxy #36 1961-05-00 ed. R. Sgroi Casa Editrice La Tribuna 36
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira
133
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Spatius Checkmark
The Fifth Galaxy Reader 1961-09-00 ed. H. L. Gold Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
260
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Arthur Renshaw Checkmark
The Fifth Galaxy Reader 1963-02-00 ed. H. L. Gold Pocket Books 6163
$0.35?$: US dollar
xiii+
241
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
Galaxie (2ème série), #25 1966-05-00 ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux
OPTA  
F2.50?F: French frank
164
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Schelling  
Stardreamer 1971-08-00 Cordwainer Smith Beagle Books 95127
$0.95?$: 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.
coll Jonah Kinigstein Checkmark
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité: Tome 3 1974-08-23 Cordwainer Smith OPTA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation #52) 2-7201-0002-1   371
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Perilous Planets: An Anthology of Way-Back-When Futures 1978-05-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-77354-2
£5.95?£: UK pound
367
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Geoff Taylor  
The Instrumentality of Mankind 1979-05-00 Cordwainer Smith Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27716-3
$1.95?$: US dollar
xvii+
238
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 Michael Herring Checkmark
The Instrumentality of Mankind 1979-05-00 Cordwainer Smith Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27716-3
C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar
xvii+
238
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 Michael Herring Checkmark
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité Tome 3 1980-00-00 Cordwainer Smith Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7058) 2-253-02553-4   412
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
Gérard Ruffin?Gerard Ruffin
Checkmark
Perilous Planets 1980-02-00 ed. Brian Aldiss Avon 0-380-47100-0
$2.50?$: US dollar
xvi+
350
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 Alex Ebel Checkmark
Perilous Planets 1980-06-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Orbit / Futura 0-7088-8071-1
£1.50?£: UK pound
367
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 Tim White Checkmark
Instrumentalität der Menschheit?Instrumentalitaet der Menschheit
1982-06-00 Cordwainer Smith Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3579) 3-8118-3579-3
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
320
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
The Instrumentality of Mankind 1985-07-00 Cordwainer Smith Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32301-7
$2.95?$: US dollar
xvii+
238
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 Michael Herring Checkmark
Le rêveur aux étoiles 1987-09-00 Cordwainer Smith Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5266) 2-266-02039-0   344
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 Checkmark
The Instrumentality of Mankind 1988-11-00 Cordwainer Smith VGSF / Gollancz (VGSF Classics #28) 0-575-04167-6
£3.50?£: UK pound
238
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 John Avon Checkmark
The Instrumentality of Mankind 1989-03-02 Cordwainer Smith Victor Gollancz 0-575-04459-4
£11.95?£: UK pound
238
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll John Avon Checkmark
Los señores de la instrumentalidad I: Piensa azul, cuenta hasta dos 1991-06-00 Cordwainer Smith Ediciones B (Nova #37) 84-406-2063-2   309
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 Óscar H. Chichoni  
Le rêveur aux étoiles 1993-01-00 Cordwainer Smith Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5266) 2-266-02717-4   344
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 Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith 1993-06-00 Cordwainer Smith NESFA Press 0-915368-56-0
$24.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
671
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming 2001-12-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-27570-6
$17.95?$: US dollar
xiii+
446
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 Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming 2002-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-70366-X
$15.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Chesley Bonestell  
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité, I 2004-03-02 Cordwainer Smith Gallimard (Folio SF #165) 2-07-042715-3   617
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 Checkmark
When the People Fell 2007-09-00 Cordwainer Smith Baen Books 1-4165-2146-1
$15.00?$: US dollar
599
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 Tom Kidd  
When the People Fell 2007-09-00 Cordwainer Smith Baen Books 978-1-4165-2146-4
$6.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Tom Kidd  
Was aus den Menschen wurde 2011-00-00 Cordwainer Smith Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction) 978-3-453-52806-2
€12.99?€: Euro
[2]+
1053
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 Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur Checkmark
Was aus den Menschen wurde 2011-03-00 Cordwainer Smith Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction) 978-3-453-52806-2
€12.99?€: Euro
[2]+
1052+
[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 Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur  
Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming 2011-04-01 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 978-1-4299-6186-8
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Chesley Bonestell  
The Instrumentality of Mankind 2011-09-29 Cordwainer Smith Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10863-9
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
When the People Fell 2012-08-28 Cordwainer Smith Baen Books 978-1-4516-3829-5
$7.99?$: US dollar
829+
[4]
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 Tom Kidd Checkmark
Science Fiction Gems, Volume Four 2012-09-22 ed. uncredited Armchair Fiction (Armchair Science Fiction & Horror Gems #7) 978-1-61287-121-9
$12.95?$: US dollar
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.
anth Alex Schomburg  
Als die Menschen fielen 2016-00-00 Cordwainer Smith Heyne 978-3-641-19238-9
€0.99?€: Euro
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
When the People Fell 2017-03-20 Cordwainer Smith Project Gutenberg Canada 1413
C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap Checkmark
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité, I?Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalite, I
2017-05-00 Cordwainer Smith Gallimard (Folio SF #165) 978-2-07-042715-4
€9.90?€: Euro
624
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 Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith 2018-01-00 Cordwainer Smith NESFA Press 978-0-915368-56-3
$29.00?$: US dollar
683
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith date unknown Cordwainer Smith NESFA Press 0-915368-56-0
$25.00?$: US dollar
xvi+
671
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith date unknown Cordwainer Smith NESFA Press 0-915368-56-0
$24.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
671
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith date unknown Cordwainer Smith NESFA Press 0-915368-56-0
$25.00?$: US dollar
xvi+
671
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith date unknown Cordwainer Smith NESFA Press 978-0-915368-56-3
$29.00?$: US dollar
xvi+
671
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Le rêveur aux étoiles date unknown Cordwainer Smith France Loisirs 2-7242-3404-9   384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bahamas  
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