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Title: The Exit Door Leads In Title Record # 58188
Author: Philip K. Dick
Date: 1979-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: First published in the Rolling Stone College Papers #1, 1979.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1980ⓘTranslated by Pascal Thomas
 French La sortie vous fout dedans
1982ⓘTranslated by Hans Molenaar
 Dutch De uitgang leidt naar binnen
1982ⓘTranslated by France-Marie Watkins.
 French
La sortie mène à l'intérieur?La sortie mene à l'interieur
1986ⓘFirst German translation. Translated by Michael Nagula
 German
Der Ausgang führt hinein?Der Ausgang fuehrt hinein
1986ⓘTranslated by Michael Kubiak; it is the second German translation.
 German
Die Ausgangstür führt hinein?Die Ausgangstuer fuehrt hinein
1988ⓘTranslated by Vittorio Curtoni
 Italian L'ultimo Test
1989ⓘThird german translation; Translated by Harry Rowohlt this time.
 German
Der Ausgang führt hinein?Der Ausgang fuehrt hinein
2012ⓘTranslated by 浅倉久志 (Hisashi Asakura)
 Japanese
出口はどこかへの入口?Deguchi wa doko ka e no iriguchi
[as by
フィリップ・K・ディック?Firippu K. Dikku
]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
14 1980 Locus Best Short Story
Preliminary Nominees 2017 Prometheus Prometheus Hall of Fame Award

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Opzone, #7 1980-04-00 ed.
Francis Valéry?Francis Valery
 Editions Opzone  
F13.00?F: French frank
 100
A4?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
 mag Moebius  
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #9 1980-08-00 ed. Terry Carr Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-28601-4
$2.50?$: US dollar
 xi+
369
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
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #9 1980-08-00 ed. Terry Carr Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-28601-4
C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 xi+
369
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
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9 1980-10-09 ed. Terry Carr Gollancz 0-575-02830-0
£7.50?£: UK pound
 xi+
361
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
De volbloed stoeipoes en andere verhalen 1982-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Het Spectrum (Spectrum paperback) 90-274-1167-0   321
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
L'homme doré?L'homme dore
 1982-02-15 Philip K. Dick J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1291) 2-277-21291-1   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 Carl Lundgren  
L'homme doré 1982-05-19 Philip K. Dick J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1291) 2-277-21291-1   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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
Robots, Androids, and Mechanical Oddities: The Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick 1984-06-00 Philip K. Dick Southern Illinois University Press 0-8093-1159-3
$19.95?$: US dollar
 ix+
261
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon 1985-07-00 Philip K. Dick Doubleday 0-385-19567-2
$12.95?$: US dollar
 179
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Cathy Canzani Checkmark
I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon 1986-02-00 Philip K. Dick Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-03578-1
£8.95?£: UK pound
 179
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Robots, Androids, and Mechanical Oddities: The Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick 1986-02-00 Philip K. Dick Southern Illinois University Press 0-8093-1178-X
$15.95?$: US dollar
 ix+
261
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 Richard Hendel Checkmark
Eine Spur Wahnsinn 1986-02-00 Philip K. Dick Luchterhand (Sammlung Luchterhand #603) 3-472-61603-2
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 177
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 Olga Rinne Checkmark
I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon 1986-05-00 Philip K. Dick Gollancz 0-575-03578-1
£9.95?£: UK pound
 179
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Kosmische Puppen und andere Lebensformen 1986-10-00 Philip K. Dick Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4328) 3-453-31321-6
DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 543
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 Barclay Shaw Checkmark
The Little Black Box 1987-05-00 Philip K. Dick Underwood-Miller 0-88733-053-3
$125.00?$: US dollar
 xiii+
395
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Little Black Box 1987-05-00 Philip K. Dick Underwood-Miller 0-88733-052-5
$160.00?$: US dollar
 xi+
395
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon 1987-09-00 Philip K. Dick St. Martin's Press 0-312-90838-5
$3.50?$: US dollar
 202
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon 1988-02-00 Philip K. Dick Grafton 0-586-07415-5
£2.95?£: UK pound
 220
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Urania #1068 1988-02-14 ed. Gianni Montanari Mondadori 1068
Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira
 160
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 Karel Thole  
The Little Black Box 1990-10-00 Philip K. Dick Gollancz 0-575-04845-X
£14.95?£: UK pound
 xiv+
395
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Erinnerungen en gros 1991-06-00 Philip K. Dick Haffmans (Haffmans Taschenbuch #58) 3-251-01058-1
DM 12.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 142+
[2]
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 Nikolaus Heidelbach Checkmark
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale 1991-11-00 Philip K. Dick Grafton 0-586-20769-4
£5.99?£: UK pound
 495
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 Chris Moore  
The Eye of the Sibyl 1992-05-00 Philip K. Dick Citadel Twilight 0-8065-1328-4
$12.95?$: US dollar
 395
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 Kevin Kelly Checkmark
Nouvelles 1963-1981 1998-04-00 Philip K. Dick
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présences?Presences
)		 2-207-24591-8
F280.00?F: French frank
 720
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 Elrik , Frank Ronan  
Der Fall Rautavaara 2000-00-00 Philip K. Dick Haffmans 3-251-20303-7
DM 36.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 311
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Nikolaus Heidelbach Checkmark
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale 2000-05-00 Philip K. Dick Millennium / Orion 1-85798-948-1
£7.99?£: UK pound
 xi+
395
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 Chris Moore  
The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction 2002-05-00 ed. Mike Ashley Robinson 1-84119-375-5
£6.99?£: UK pound
 xiii+
498
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 Pete Rozycki Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction 2002-05-00 ed. Mike Ashley Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1004-7
$11.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
498
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 Pete Rozycki Checkmark
The Eye of the Sibyl 2002-07-00 Philip K. Dick Citadel Press 0-8065-1328-4
$14.95?$: US dollar
 395
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 Kevin Kelly  
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick 2002-11-00 Philip K. Dick Pantheon Books 0-375-42151-3
$25.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
476
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick 2002-11-00 Philip K. Dick Pantheon Books / SFBC 54693
$12.99?$: US dollar
 xiv+
476
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Nouvelles Tome 2/1953-1981 2006-06-00 Philip K. Dick
Denoël?Denoel
(Lunes d'encre)		 2-207-25871-8
€42.00?€: Euro
 1387
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 Sparth  
Black Box 2008-01-00 Philip K. Dick Zweitausendeins (Haffmans Verlag bei Zweitausendeins) 978-3-86150-812-0
€14.90?€: Euro
 632
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Urs Jakob  
The Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Vol. 1 2008-11-01 Philip K. Dick Blackstone Audiobooks 978-1-4332-2822-3    
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
 coll  
トータル・リコール?Tōtaru Rikōru
 2012-07-15
フィリップ・K・ディック?Firippu K. Dikku
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
(
ハヤカワ文庫SF?Hayakawa Bunko SF
#1863)		 978-4-15-011863-1
¥940?¥: Japanese yen
 447
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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土井宏明?Doi Hiroaki
どい ひろあき
 Checkmark
Black Box 2012-08-00 Philip K. Dick Zweitausendeins (Haffmans Verlag bei Zweitausendeins) 978-3-86150-812-0   632
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Urs Jakob Checkmark
Total Recall 2012-08-09 Philip K. Dick Gollancz / Orion 978-0-575-10029-9
£8.99?£: UK pound
 xi+
395
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 Checkmark
トータル・リコール?Tōtaru Rikōru
 2012-08-25
フィリップ・K・ディック?Firippu K. Dikku
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
  
¥693?¥: Japanese yen
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll
土井宏明?Doi Hiroaki
どい ひろあき
 Checkmark
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick 2013-04-16 Philip K. Dick Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 978-0-544-04054-0
$28.00?$: US dollar
 xii+
466
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Corbis  
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick 2013-04-16 Philip K. Dick Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 978-0-544-04060-1
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction 2013-11-28 ed. Mike Ashley Robinson 978-1-4721-1486-0
£5.49?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Pete Rozycki Checkmark
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale 2014-10-06 Philip K. Dick Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-649-6
$65.00?$: US dollar
 479
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bill Sienkiewicz Checkmark
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale 2014-10-06 Philip K. Dick Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-648-9
$40.00?$: US dollar
 480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bill Sienkiewicz  
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale 2014-12-22 Philip K. Dick Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-0670-0
£8.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale 2015-12-27 Philip K. Dick Brilliance Audio      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 2022-01-22 Philip K. Dick    
$3.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume 4 2023-10-26 Philip K. Dick Gollancz 978-1-399-61130-5
£10.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume 4 2023-10-26 Philip K. Dick Gollancz 978-1-399-61129-9
£10.99?£: UK pound
 624
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  
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale date unknown Philip K. Dick Millennium / Orion 1-85798-948-1
£7.99?£: UK pound
 xi+
395
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction date unknown ed. Mike Ashley Robinson 1-84119-375-5
£7.99?£: UK pound
 xiii+
498
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 Pete Rozycki Checkmark
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale date unknown Philip K. Dick Grafton 0-586-20769-4
£5.99?£: UK pound
 495
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale date unknown Philip K. Dick Voyager / HarperCollinsPublishers 0-586-20769-4
£8.99?£: UK pound
 495
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale date unknown Philip K. Dick Gollancz / Orion 978-1-85798-948-9
£9.99?£: UK pound
 xi+
395
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale date unknown Philip K. Dick Gollancz / Orion 978-1-85798-948-9
£9.99?£: UK pound
 xi+
395
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 Chris Moore Checkmark
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