Summary Bibliography: William Tenn

Author: William Tenn Author Record # 484
Legal Name: Klass, Philip
Birthplace: London, England, UK
Birthdate: 9 May 1920
Deathdate: 7 February 2010
Language: English
Webpages: IMDB, ldtm57.pairserver.com, SFE-1, SFE-2, Wikipedia-EN
Used These Alternate Names: Philip Klass, Phil Klass, William Penn, Kenneth Putnam,
ウィリアム・テン^?Uiriamu Ten
,
ウイリアム・テン^?Uiriamu Ten
,
Уильям Тэнн^?Uil'yam Tenn
,
Уильям Тенн^?Uil'yam Tenn
, E. V. Zinns
Note: Tenn accepted a tenured position in the mid-1960's and wrote little fiction afterwards. Note that Philip J. Klass (1919 - 2005), editor of ''Aviation Week'' and prominent anti-UFOlogist, was a different person. Donald H. Tuck was partially responsible for the confusion: he attributed Philip J. Klass's UFO's - Identified (published as by Philip Klass in 1968) to Tenn in the first volume of his The Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1968).
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Awards Alphabetical Chronological

Fiction Series

The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn
- 1 Immodest Proposals: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn, Volume 1 (2001) [C]
- 2 Here Comes Civilization: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn, Volume II (2001) [C]

Novels

Of Men and Monsters (1968) also appeared as:
- Translation: Des hommes et des monstres [French] (1970)
- Translation: Von Menschen und Monstren [German] (1972)
- Translation: Gli uomini nei muri [Italian] (1977)
- Variant: Of Men & Monsters (2001)
- Serializations:
- Translation: Gli uomini nei muri (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1969)

Collections

Of All Possible Worlds (1955) also appeared as:
- Translation: Mundos Posibles [Spanish] (1961)
- Translation: Mögliche Welten [German] (1973)
The Human Angle (1956) also appeared as:
- Translation: Der menschliche Standpunkt [German] (1972)
Time in Advance (1958) also appeared as:
- Translation: Tiempo Anticipado [Spanish] (1962)
- Translation: Die Welt der Zukunft [German] (1966)
The Seven Sexes (1968) also appeared as:
- Translation: Das Robothaus [German] (1972)
The Square Root of Man (1968) also appeared as:
- Translation: Venus — Planet für Männer [German] (1973)
- Translation:
  Pierwiastek kwadratowy z człowieka^?Pierwiastek kwadratowy z czlowieka
  [Polish] (1992)
The Wooden Star (1968) also appeared as:
- Translation: Null-P [German] (1973)
Vuurwater [Dutch] (1975)

Anthologies

Children of Wonder (1953) also appeared as:
- Variant: Outsiders: Children of Wonder (1954)
Once Against the Law (1968) with Donald E. Westlake
A Lamp for Medusa / The Players of Hell (1968) with Dave Van Arnam

Chapbooks

Project Hush (2010)
Of All Possible Worlds (2016)
The Men in the Walls (2016)
Venus Is a Man's World (2016)
Me, Myself and I (2021) [only as by Kenneth Putnam]
Ricardo's Virus (2021)
Consulate (2023)
The Ionian Cycle (2023)

Nonfiction

Dancing Naked: The Unexpurgated William Tenn (2004)

Short Fiction Series

Child's Play (William Tenn)
- 1 Child's Play (1947) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    クリスマス・プレゼント^?Kurisumasu Purezento
    [Japanese] (1958)
  - Translation: Jeu d'enfant [French] (1966)
  - Translation: Gioco per bambini [Italian] (1966)
  - Translation: Der Menschenbaukasten [German] (1972)
  - Translation: Kinderspiel [German] (1972)
  - Translation: Kinderspel [Dutch] (1975)
- 2 Wednesday's Child (1956) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Mittwochs Kind [German] (1972)
  - Translation: Mittwochskind [German] (1974)
  - Translation: Mittwochskind [German] (2017)

Short Fiction

Anecdote (1939)
Eleven P.M. (1939)
The Apotheosis of John Chillicothe (1939)
Alexander the Bait (1946) also appeared as:
- Translation: Alexander, der Lockvogel [German] (1973)
- Translation:
  Aleksander Wabiący^?Aleksander Wabiacy
  [Polish] (1992)
Mistress Sary (1947)
Errand Boy (1947) also appeared as:
- Translation: Springpojken [Swedish] (1958)
- Translation: Der Botenjunge [German] (1972)
- Translation:
  Посыльный^?Posylnyy
  [Russian] (1991) [as by
  Уильям Тенн^?Uil'yam Tenn
  ]
Me, Myself, and I (1947) also appeared as:
- Variant: Me, Myself and I (1947) [as by Kenneth Putnam]
- Variant: Me, Myself, and I (1955) [as by Kenneth Putnam]
- Translation: Yo, yo y siempre yo [Spanish] (1961)
- Translation: Moi, moi et moi [French] (1975)
Confusion Cargo (1947) also appeared as:
- Variant: Confusion Cargo (1947) [as by Kenneth Putnam]
- Translation: Ein Flug mit Hindernissen [German] (1973)
- Translation:
  Kłopotliwy ładunek^?Klopotliwy ladunek
  [Polish] (1992)
Dud (1948) [also as by Kenneth Putnam]
The House Dutiful (1948) also appeared as:
- Translation: Das Robothaus [German] (1972)
- Translation:
  生きている家^?いきているいえ
  Ikiteiru Ie
  [Japanese] (2000) [as by
  ウイリアム・テン^?Uiriamu Ten
  ]
Consulate (1948) also appeared as:
- Translation: Der Mars-Konsul [German] (1973)
- Translation: Konsulat [Polish] (1992)
Brooklyn Project (1948) also appeared as:
- Translation: Projectos Brooklyn [Portuguese] (1948)
- Translation: Das Projekt Brooklyn [German] (1970)
- Translation: Project Brooklyn [Dutch] (1973)
- Translation: Project Brooklyn [Dutch] (1975)
- Translation: A Brooklyn-terv [Hungarian] (2017)
- Serializations:
- Translation: Experimentul Brooklyn (part 2 of ?) [Romanian] (1991) [as by William Penn]
The Ionian Cycle (1948) also appeared as:
- Variant: Castaway Planet (1950) [as by E. V. Zinns]
The Human Angle (1948) also appeared as:
- Translation: Der menschliche Standpunkt [German] (1972)
Venus and the Seven Sexes (1949) also appeared as:
- Translation: Venus en de Zeven Sexen [Dutch] (1977)
- Serializations:
- Translation: Vénus et les sept sexes (Part 1 of 2) [French] (1975)
- Translation: Vénus et les sept sexes (Part 2 of 2) [French] (1975)
The Remarkable Flirgleflip (1950) also appeared as:
- Variant: Flirgleflip (1955)
- Translation: Flirgleflip [Spanish] (1961)
- Translation: Der Flirgelflipper [German] (1973)
- Translation:
  Un flirgleflipologue de génie^?Un flirgleflipologue de genie
  [French] (1978)
The Puzzle of Priipiirii (1950)
The Last Bounce (1950) also appeared as:
- Translation: De laatste sprong [Dutch] (1970)
- Translation: Ostatni wypad [Polish] (1992)
A Lamp for Medusa (1951) also appeared as:
- Variant: Medusa Was a Lady! (1951)
Generation of Noah (1951) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Quick and the Bomb (1951)
- Translation: Arche Noah [German] (1958)
- Translation: La génération de Noé [French] (1970)
- Translation: Noahs Kinder [German] (1973)
- Translation: La generazione di Noé [Italian] (1978)
Null-P (1951) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Нулевой потенциал^?Nulevoy potentsial
  [Russian] (1967) [as by
  Уильям Тэнн^?Uil'yam Tenn
  ]
- Translation: Le règne de la norme [French] (1970)
- Translation: Null-P [German] (1973)
- Translation:
  Un système non-P^?Un systeme non-P
  [French] (1974)
- Translation: Het gulden gemiddelde [Dutch] (1975)
- Translation: Um Sistema Não-P [Portuguese] (1977)
Betelgeuse Bridge (1951) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Les escargots de Bételgeuse^?Les escargots de Betelgeuse
  [French] (1964)
- Translation: Besuch vom Beteigeuze [German] (1967)
- Translation: Besuch von Beteigeuze [German] (1973)
A Matter of Frequency (1951)
Hallock's Madness (1951)
Venus Is a Man's World (1951) also appeared as:
- Translation: Venere è un mondo di maschi [Italian] (1954)
- Translation: Dames seules, destination Vénus [French] (1955)
- Translation: Venus — Planet für Männer [German] (1973)
- Translation:
  Vénus est un monde fait pour l'homme^?Venus est un monde fait pour l'homme
  [French] (1975)
- Translation:
  Wenus jest planetą mężczyzn^?Wenus jest planeta mezczyzn
  [Polish] (1992)
Everybody Loves Irving Bommer (1951) also appeared as:
- Translation: Irving Bommer, el ídolo de las mujeres [Spanish] (1961)
- Translation: Alle Welt liebt Irving Bommer [German] (1973)
The Jester (1951) also appeared as:
- Translation: Le farceur [French] (1976)
- Translation:
  Żartowniś^?Zartownis
  [Polish] (1992)
"Will You Walk a Little Faster" (1951) also appeared as:
- Variant: "Will You Walk a Little Faster?" (1951)
- Variant: Will You Walk a Little Faster? (1951)
- Translation: Das Angebot [German] (1973)
- Translation: Lokaas [Dutch] (1975)
- Translation: Quer fazer o favor de andar um pouco mais depressa? [Portuguese] (1984)
- Translation:
  Wollt ihr nicht ein bißchen schneller gehen?^?Wollt ihr nicht ein bisschen schneller gehen?
  [German] (1984)
Firewater (1952) also appeared as:
- Variant: Firewater! (1952)
- Translation: Aguardiente [Spanish] (1962)
- Translation: Feuerwasser [German] (1966)
- Translation: Vuurwater [Dutch] (1975)
The Deserter (1953) also appeared as:
- Translation: Intelligenza col nemico [Italian] (1967)
- Translation: Le déserteur [French] (1973)
- Translation: Der Deserteur [German] (1973)
Ricardo's Virus (1953)
The Liberation of Earth (1953) also appeared as:
- Variant: Liberation of Earth (1953)
- Translation: La liberación de la Tierra [Spanish] (1961)
- Translation: Die Befreiung der Erde [German] (1966)
- Translation: Die Befreiung der Erde [German] (1972)
- Translation:
  La libération de la Terre^?La liberation de la Terre
  [French] (1973)
- Translation: Die Befreiung der Erde [German] (1973)
- Translation: De bevrijding van de Aarde [Dutch] (1975)
- Translation:
  Oslobođenje Zemlje^?Oslobodenje Zemlje
  [Croatian] (1977)
- Translation: La liberazione della Terra [Italian] (1987)
- Translation:
  A Föld felszabadítása^?A Fold felszabaditasa
  A Foeld felszabadiitaasa
  [Hungarian] (1988)
- Translation: Kuinka Maa vapautettiin [Finnish] (1988)
The Custodian (1953) also appeared as:
- Translation: El custodio [Spanish] (1961)
- Translation: Der Bewahrer [German] (1973)
- Translation: Il custode [Italian] (1984)
Project Hush (1954) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Pst! Feind hört mit!^?Pst! Feind hoert mit!
  [German] (1959)
- Translation: Progetto zitti [Italian] (1965)
- Translation: Unternehmen Pst [German] (1972)
- Translation: Projekt hysch-hysch [Swedish] (1985)
The Tenants (1954) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Drôles de locataires !^?Droles de locataires !
  [French] (1954)
- Translation: 13階 [Japanese] (1960) [as by
  ウィリアム・テン^?Uiriamu Ten
  ]
- Translation: Los inquilinos [Spanish] (1961)
- Translation: Die neuen Mieter [German] (1973)
- Translation: Hyresgästerna [Swedish] (1974)
- Translation: Drôles de locataires [French] (1974)
- Translation:
  奇妙なテナント^?きみょうなテナント
  Kimyō na Tenanto
  Kimyou na Tenanto
  [Japanese] (2009) [as by
  ウィリアム・テン^?Uiriamu Ten
  ]
Down Among the Dead Men (1954) also appeared as:
- Translation: Im Reich der Toten [German] (1958)
- Translation: Entre los muertos [Spanish] (1961)
- Translation: Commandant de morts-vivants [French] (1965)
- Translation: Unter Toten [German] (1973)
- Translation: Tussen de Doden [Dutch] (1980)
- Translation: Drunten bei den Toten [German] (1984)
- Translation: Descente au pays des morts [French] (1984)
- Translation:
  Lent, a halottak között^?Lent, a halottak kozott
  Lent, a halottak koezoett
  [Hungarian] (1990)
Party of the Two Parts (1954) also appeared as:
- Translation: Il doppio criminale [Italian] (1959)
- Translation: Le tout et la partie [French] (1965)
- Translation: Der galaktische Verbrecher [German] (1971)
- Translation: Der Zweigeteilte [German] (1972)
Murdering Myra (1955)
The Servant Problem (1955) also appeared as:
- Translation: Votre tout-puissant serviteur [French] (1955)
- Translation: Il problema della servitù [Italian] (1958)
- Translation: Das Dienerproblem [German] (1972)
- Translation: De dag van totale macht [Dutch] (1975)
The Flat-Eyed Monster (1955) also appeared as:
- Translation: Le monstre aux yeux plats [French] (1956)
- Translation: Il mostro dagli occhi piatti [Italian] (1959)
- Translation: Das flachäugige Monster [German] (1966)
- Translation: Das flachäugige Ungeheuer [German] (1972)
The Discovery of Morniel Mathaway (1955) also appeared as:
- Translation: La gloire de Morniel Mathaway [French] (1956)
- Translation: La scoperta di Morniel Mathaway [Italian] (1959)
- Translation: La scoperta di Morniel Mathaway [Italian] (1959)
- Translation: Besuch aus dem Jahre 2487 [German] (1966)
- Translation: Grüße aus dem Jahr 2487 [German] (1972)
- Translation: La soudaine gloire de Morniel Mathaway [French] (1974)
- Translation:
  Comment fut découvert Morniel Mathaway^?Comment fut decouvert Morniel Mathaway
  [French] (1975)
- Translation: Cum a fost descoperit Morniel Mathaway [Romanian] (1985)
- Variant: The Discovery of Morneal Matheway (2004)
The Sickness (1955) also appeared as:
- Translation: La Enfermedad [Spanish] (1962)
- Translation: Die Marskrankheit [German] (1966)
- Translation: De ziekte [Dutch] (1975)
It Ends with a Flicker (1956) also appeared as:
- Variant: Of All Possible Worlds (1956)
- Translation: Le choix d'un monde [French] (1957)
- Translation: Die bessere Welt [German] (1973)
A Man of Family (1956) also appeared as:
- Translation: Ein Mann mit Familie [German] (1972)
Time in Advance (1956) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Châtiment payé d'avance^?Chatiment paye d'avance
  [French] (1956)
- Translation: Pagamento anticipato [Italian] (1958)
- Translation: Tiempo Anticipado [Spanish] (1962)
- Translation: Freibrief für Mord [German] (1966)
- Translation: Mord nach Wahl [German] (1966)
- Translation: Paiement d'avance [French] (1984)
- Translation:
  Zločin po kazni^?Zlocin po kazni
  Zlochin po kazni
  [Croatian] (1984)
- Translation: Vorauszeit [German] (1985)
She Only Goes Out at Night ... (1956) also appeared as:
- Variant: She Only Goes Out at Night (1956)
- Translation: Ze gaat alleen maar 's nachts uit [Dutch] (1972)
- Translation: Geliebter Vampir [German] (1973)
- Translation: Denn sie geht nur nachts aus ... [German] (1988)
- Translation:
  Ona wychodzi tylko nocą^?Ona wychodzi tylko noca
  [Polish] (1992)
Winthrop Was Stubborn (1957) also appeared as:
- Variant: Time Waits for Winthrop (1957)
- Translation: Winthrop aimait trop le XXVe siècle [French] (1958)
- Translation: La Terquedad de Winthrop [Spanish] (1962)
- Translation: Winthrop war stur [German] (1966)
The Dark Star (1957) also appeared as:
- Translation: La gloire refusée [French] (1958)
- Translation: Stella oscura [Italian] (1960)
- Translation: Der Marsflug [German] (1973)
Sanctuary (1957) also appeared as:
- Translation: Droit d'asile [French] (1958)
- Translation: Asyl in der Zukunft [German] (1972)
- Translation: Asiel [Dutch] (1975)
Eastward Ho! (1958) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  La ruée vers l'Est^?La ruee vers l'Est
  [French] (1964)
- Translation: Das freie Land [German] (1973)
- Translation: Naar het oosten, joho! [Dutch] (1975)
- Translation: Österut! [Swedish] (1977)
Lisbon Cubed (1958) also appeared as:
- Translation: Conflits interplanétaires [French] (1958)
- Translation: Lisbona al cubo [Italian] (1961)
- Translation: Paradies der Spione [German] (1973)
Spioncentral Jorden [Swedish] (1958)
The Malted Milk Monster (1959) also appeared as:
- Translation: Il mostro di cioccolata [Italian] (1961)
- Translation: Un monde en chocolat [French] (1965)
- Translation: Das Eiskrem-Ungeheuer [German] (1972)
- Translation: O monstro do leite maltado [Portuguese] (1984)
The Men in the Walls (1963) also appeared as:
- Translation: Gli uomini nelle caverne [Italian] (1963)
- Translation: Les hommes dans les murs [French] (1964)
Bernie the Faust (1963) also appeared as:
- Translation: Bernie [German] (1972)
- Translation: Bernie le Faust [French] (1974)
- Translation: Bernie, novello Faust [Italian] (1995)
- Translation: Bernie - linie - Faust [Romanian] (1998)
Blodtörst [Swedish] (1965)
The Masculinist Revolt (1965) also appeared as:
- Translation: La révolte des mâles [French] (1967)
- Variant: Masculinist Revolt (1968)
- Translation: Maskulinistrevolten [Swedish] (1975)
- Translation:
  La révolte masculiniste^?La revolte masculiniste
  [French] (1984)
- Translation:
  La révolte masculiste^?La revolte masculiste
  [French] (1984)
- Translation: La rivolta dei maschilisti [Italian] (1988)
My Mother Was a Witch (1966) also appeared as:
- Translation: Meine Mutter, die Hexe [German] (1973)
- Translation:
  Moja matka jest czarownicą^?Moja matka jest czarownica
  [Polish] (1992)
The Lemon-Green Spaghetti-Loud Dynamite-Dribble Day (1967) also appeared as:
- Variant: Did Your Coffee Taste Funny This Morning? (1967)
- Translation: Der zitronengrüne, spaghettilaute Tag [German] (1973)
- Translation: Ten [Polish] (1992)
The Bugmaster (1968)
On Venus, Have We Got a Rabbi (1974) also appeared as:
- Translation: Wir haben einen Rabbi auf der Venus [German] (1978)
- Translation:
  Таки у нас на Венере есть рабби!^?Taki u nas na Venere est' rabbi!
  [Russian] (1998) [as by
  Уильям Тенн^?Uil'yam Tenn
  ]
There Were People on Bikini, There Were People on Attu (1983)
The Enormous Totthache (1985)
The Girl with Some Kind of Past. And George. (1993) also appeared as:
- Translation: Der Ruhm der Familie. Und George [German] (1997)
The Ghost Standard (1994) also appeared as:
- Translation: La Sentenza Ghost [Italian] (1999)

Essay Series

Curiosities (essays)
- Curiosities: Dr. Arnoldi, by Tiffany Thayer (1934) (1998)

Essays

Contributors ... (1951)
Where Will Our First Spaceship Go? 7 Out of 10 Astrogators Choose Venus (1951)
Introduction (Children of Wonder) (1953)
Part 1: Wild Talents (1953)
Part 2: The Child Possessed (1953)
Part 3: The Stuff of Dreams (1953)
Part 4: Terror in the Nursery (1953)
Part 5: Alien Brothers (1953)
Part 6: Little Superman, What Now? (1953)
Part 7: In Times to Come (1953)
The Fiction in Science Fiction (1954) also appeared as:
- Variant: On the Fiction in Science Fiction (1954)
- Variant: Introduction, On the Fiction in Science-Fiction (1954)
- Variant: On the Fiction of Science Fiction (1955)
- Variant: Introduction: On the Fiction in Science-Fiction (1956)
- Translation: De la fantasía en la fantasía científica [Spanish] (1961)
The Frank Merriwell Compulsion or Winning the Championship the Hard Way (1963)
8 Eyes on Strange New Worlds (1966)
The Student Rebel: Then and Now (1966)
Author's Note (The Wooden Star) (1968)
Author's Note (The Seven Sexes) (1968)
Author's Note (The Square Root of Man) (1968) also appeared as:
- Translation: Vorwort des Verfassers (Venus — Planet für Männer) [German] (1973)
Jazz Then, Musicology Now (1972)
An Innocent in Time: Mark Twain in King Arthur's Court (1974) [also as by Philip Klass]
Introduction (What Mad Universe) (1978) also appeared as:
- Variant: Introduction (What Mad Universe) (1978) [as by Philip Klass]
- Variant: Introduction (Martians and Madness) (2002) [as by Philip Klass]
From a Cave Deep in Stuyvesant Town — A Memoir of Galaxy's Most Creative Years (1979) [also as by Philip Klass]
Introduction (The Ova Hamlet Papers) (1979) [also as by Philip Klass]
"The Lady Automaton" by E. E. Kellett: A Pygmalion Source? (1982)
It Didn't Come from Outer Space (1984)
John W. Campbell, Jr.: A Memoir (1984)
What's Wrong with my Daughter? (1992)
Constantinople (1994)
In the beginning (1995)
On Robert Bloch (1995) [only as by Philip Klass]
Judy Merril (1997) [also as by Phil Klass]
Author Emeritus Speech (1999)
My Life and Hard Times in SF (2000)
Poul (2001) only appeared as:
- Variant: Poul (2001) [as by Phil Klass]
- Variant: Poul Anderson (2004)
Foreword: Sturgeon, The Improbable Man (2002) [also as by Philip Klass]
My First Deer (2004)
Welles or Wells: The First Invasion from Mars (2004) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  ふたりのウエルズ -火星人最初の襲来^?ふたりのウエルズ -かせいじんさいしょのしゅうらい
  Futari no Ueruzu: Kaseijin Saisho no Shūrai
  Futari no Ueruzu: Kaseijin Saisho no Shuurai
  [Japanese] (2005) [as by
  ウイリアム・テン^?Uiriamu Ten
  ]
Royal Heinlein (2004)
That Hell-Bound Train by Robert Bloch – And a Kind of Excuse-It-Please Memoir (2009)
Introduction (The Compleat Ova Hamlet) (2009) [only as by Philip Klass]

Reviews

Dr. Arnoldi (1998) by Tiffany Thayer

Interviews with This Author

An Interview with William Tenn (Part 1 of 3) (1982) by Brad Linaweaver
An Interview with William Tenn (Part 2 of 3) (1983) by Brad Linaweaver
An Interview with William Tenn (Part 3 of 3) (1985) by Brad Linaweaver
An Interview with Phillip Klass (1992) by uncredited
William Tenn: SF Riffs (1996) by uncredited
A Jew's-Eye View of the Universe (2003) by Josh Lukin
Eric Solstein Interviews William Tenn (2004) by Eric Solstein
An Interview with Philip Klass (William Tenn) (2010) by Darrell Schweitzer

Summary Bibliography: William Tenn

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