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Title: The Words of Guru Title Record # 189590
Author: C. M. Kornbluth
Date: 1941-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1941 The Words of Guru [as by Kenneth Falconer]
1941 The Words of Guru [as by Cyril M. Kornbluth]
Year Language Title
1949ⓘTranslated by unknown hands
 Spanish Las palabras de Guru [as by Kenneth Falconer]
1957ⓘTranslated by Manuel van Loggem
 Dutch De woorden van Guru
1957ⓘTranslated by unknown hands
 Swedish Demonen
1974ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr
 German Die Worte des Guru
1980ⓘTranslated by Manuel van Loggem
 Dutch De woorden van Guru [as by Cyril M. Kornbluth]
1981ⓘTranslated by Eva Malsch
 German Die Worte des Guru
1981ⓘTranslated by Antonio Bellomi
 Italian Le parole di Guru
1987ⓘTranslated by Franz Rottensteiner
 German Die Worte Gurus
1987 Italian La Parole Di Guru [as by Cyril M. Kornbluth]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Stirring Science Stories, June 1941 1941-06-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Albing Publications  
$0.15?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 128
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag Hannes Bok Checkmark
Uncanny Tales, May 1942 1942-05-00 ed. Melvin R. Colby Adam Publishing Company  
C$0.15?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 96
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag G. M. Rae  
Avon Fantasy Reader, No. 5 1947-11-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Avon Book Co.  
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 132
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 Checkmark
Los Cuentos Fantásticos, No. 17?Los Cuentos Fantasticos, No. 17
 1949-08-10 ed. uncredited Enigma (México)  
Mx$1.00?Mx$: Mexican dollar. ISO codes: MXP until 1993, MXN since 1993
 66
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag Edd Cartier  
Children of Wonder: 21 Remarkable and Fantastic Tales 1953-03-19 ed. William Tenn Simon & Schuster  
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiv+
337
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Paul Bacon Checkmark
Children of Wonder: 21 Remarkable and Fantastic Tales 1953-07-00 ed. William Tenn Simon & Schuster / SFBC     xiv+
336
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Paul Bacon Checkmark
Outsiders: Children of Wonder 1954-06-00 ed. William Tenn Permabooks P291
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 355
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 Richard Powers (artist) Checkmark
Verbinding met morgen 1957-00-00 ed. Manuel van Loggem De Bezige Bij (Schrik in Plastic #4)     198
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 Pim van Boxsel Checkmark
Verbinding met morgen 1957-00-00 ed. Manuel van Loggem De Bezige Bij (Schrik in Plastic #4)     198
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 Pim van Boxsel Checkmark
Häpna!, maj 1957?Haepna!, maj 1957
Hapna!, maj 1957
 1957-05-00 ed.
Kjell Ekström?Kjell Ekstroem
Kjell Ekstrom
Grafiska Förlaget Kindberg & Söner?Grafiska Foerlaget Kindberg & Soener
Grafiska Forlaget Kindberg & Soner
     98
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 Terry Maloney  
A Mile Beyond the Moon 1958-00-00 C. M. Kornbluth Doubleday  
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 239
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Remy Charlip Checkmark
A Mile Beyond the Moon 1958-00-00 C. M. Kornbluth Doubleday  
C$3.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 239
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Remy Charlip  
A Mile Beyond the Moon 1959-02-00 C. M. Kornbluth Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 239
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Remy Charlip Checkmark
A Mile Beyond the Moon 1962-01-00 C. M. Kornbluth Macfadden Books 40-100
$0.40?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 175
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 Richard Powers (artist) Checkmark
A Mile Beyond the Moon 1966-05-00 C. M. Kornbluth Macfadden Books 50-288
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 175
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 Richard Powers (artist) Checkmark
A Mile Beyond the Moon 1966-05-00 C. M. Kornbluth Macfadden Books 50-288
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 175
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 Richard Powers (artist) Checkmark
A Mile Beyond the Moon 1972-12-00 C. M. Kornbluth Manor Books 75-483
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 175
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 Worte des Guru 1974-00-00 C. M. Kornbluth Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #0194) 3-442-23194-9
DM 4.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 159
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
F. Jürgen Rogner?F. Juergen Rogner
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The Golden Road 1974-01-00 ed. Damon Knight Simon & Schuster 0-671-21554-X
$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 447
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Joel Avirom Checkmark
The Golden Road 1974-11-00 ed. Damon Knight Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-01900-X
£3.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 342
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
A Mile Beyond the Moon 1976-00-00 C. M. Kornbluth Manor Books 12395
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 175
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
The Fourth Mayflower Book of Black Magic Stories 1976-02-00 ed. Michel Parry Mayflower 0-583-12703-7
£0.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 192
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 Les Edwards  
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth 1976-10-00 C. M. Kornbluth Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 3006
$2.49?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 312
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gary Viskupic Checkmark
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth 1977-01-00 C. M. Kornbluth Ballantine Books (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25461-9
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiv+
338
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth 1977-01-00 C. M. Kornbluth Ballantine Books (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25461-9
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 xiv+
338
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
The Best Horror Stories 1977-09-00 ed. uncredited Hamlyn 0-600-38244-3
£2.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 751
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth 1977-11-00 C. M. Kornbluth Taplinger 0-8008-0723-5
$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 312
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Rus Anderson Checkmark
Van Edgar Allan Poe tot Roald Dahl: De vijftig beste griezel-verhalen 1980-00-00 ed. Erik Lankester Publiboek / Baart 90-6513-012-8   514
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Kate Higgins Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 3, 1941 1980-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #377) 0-87997-523-7 / UE1523
$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 352
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 Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 3, 1941 1980-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books / New American Library of Canada 0-87997-523-7
C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 352
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
Die besten Stories von 1941 1981-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction (Germany) #6713) 3-8118-6713-X
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 334
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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: 2nd Series 1983-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-41367-1   723
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Fantasy Hall of Fame 1983-10-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Arbor House 0-87795-521-2
$16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 431
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth E. T. Steadman Checkmark
The Best Horror Stories 1984-00-00 ed. uncredited Hamlyn 0-600-38244-3
£5.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 751
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Der Gedankenwurm 1987-00-00 C. M. Kornbluth Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #195) 3-518-37934-8
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 206
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 Breuer Checkmark
Urania, #1056 1987-08-30 ed. Gianni Montanari Mondadori 1056
Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 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 Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats 1988-06-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Robinson 0-948164-71-9
£4.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 431
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 Christos Achilleos Checkmark
Le grandi storie della fantascienza 3 1990-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Bompiani (I grandi tascabili Bompiani #127) 88-452-1549-0 / 248898
Lit 10,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 396
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 Aurelia Raffo Checkmark
The Best Horror Stories (abridged) 1990-04-00 ed. uncredited Mallard Press 0-7924-5250-X
$7.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 398
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Devil Worshipers 1990-05-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh DAW Books (DAW Collectors #817) 0-88677-420-9
$4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 348
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 Jim Warren Checkmark
Rivals of Weird Tales 1990-05-00 ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-69331-3
$9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xx+
486
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Rosato Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats 1990-07-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Robinson 0-948164-71-9
£4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 431
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 Christos Achilleos  
The Best Horror Stories (abridged) 1990-09-00 ed. uncredited Ivy Leaf 0-86363-002-2
£3.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 398
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth 1997-02-00 C. M. Kornbluth NESFA Press 0-915368-60-9
$27.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xx+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Powers (artist) Checkmark
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth 1997-07-00 C. M. Kornbluth NESFA Press 0-915368-60-9
$27.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xx+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Powers (artist) Checkmark
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth 1997-08-00 C. M. Kornbluth NESFA Press / SFBC 17419
$14.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xx+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Powers (artist) Checkmark
Children of the Night: Stories of Ghosts, Vampires, Werewolves, and "Lost Children" 1999-11-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg Cumberland House Publishing 1-58182-037-2
$12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 224
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  
Great Fantasy 2004-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg W. H. Smith 1-84529-106-9
£4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 431
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 Julek Heller Checkmark
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth 2009-12-00 C. M. Kornbluth NESFA Press 978-0-915368-60-0
$29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xx+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Powers (artist) Checkmark
The Century's Best Horror Fiction 1901-1950 2012-01-31 ed. John Pelan Cemetery Dance Publications 978-1-58767-080-0
$75.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 706
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Alan M. Clark Checkmark
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth 2014-03-18 C. M. Kornbluth Audible Inc.      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Richard Powers (artist) Checkmark
The 34th Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack 2016-03-05 C. M. Kornbluth Wildside Press 978-1-4794-2040-7
$0.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth 2017-12-17 C. M. Kornbluth Faded Page 20171227
C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Gary Viskupic Checkmark
The Fantasy Hall of Fame date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Arbor House 0-87795-521-2
$16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 431
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth E. T. Steadman Checkmark
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