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Title: Closing Time

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Title: Closing Time Title Record # 305641
Author: Neil Gaiman
Date: 2003-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: At a club one boring night as the members tell ghost stories, the narrator has reason, by the end of the night, to wonder if the old man in the corner that he's never seen before is a ghost when he continues the ghost-story with personal memories.
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Translations
Year Language Title
2007Translated by Emmy van Beest and Josephine Ruitenberg
Dutch Sluitingstijd
2010Translated by Michele de Aguiar Vartuli.
Portuguese Hora de fechar
2019Translated by Ruggero Leò
German Zur Sperrstunde

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
1 2004 Locus Best Short Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales 2003-00-00 ed. Michael Chabon Hamish Hamilton 0-241-14231-8
£14.99?£: UK pound
498
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth H. J. Ward  
McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales 2003-02-00 ed. Michael Chabon Vintage Books 1-4000-3339-X
$13.95?$: US dollar
478
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 H. J. Ward Checkmark
McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales 2004-06-00 ed. Michael Chabon Penguin Books 0-14-101404-0
£8.99?£: UK pound
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 H. J. Ward  
Year's Best Fantasy 4 2004-07-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Eos / HarperCollins 0-06-052182-1
$7.99?$: US dollar
xi+
484
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 Mammoth Book of New Terror 2004-11-00 ed. Stephen Jones Robinson 1-84119-949-4
£7.99?£: UK pound
496
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 John Picacio  
The Mammoth Book of New Terror 2004-12-00 ed. Stephen Jones Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1409-3
$12.95?$: US dollar
496
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 John Picacio Checkmark
Fragile Things 2006-09-00 Neil Gaiman Headline Review 0-7553-3412-4
£17.99?£: UK pound
xxix+
366
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll gray318  
Fragile Things 2006-09-00 Neil Gaiman Headline Review 0-7553-3413-2
£11.99?£: UK pound
xxix+
366
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 gray318  
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders 2006-10-00 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins / SFBC 1221406
$13.49?$: US dollar
xxxi+
360
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard L. Aquan , Henry Gray , Floyd Dean , Lindamarie Ambrose , Paul Ambrose , Jan Cobb  
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders 2006-10-00 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins 0-06-051522-8
$26.95?$: US dollar
xxxi+
360
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard L. Aquan , Henry Gray , Floyd Dean , Lindamarie Ambrose , Paul Ambrose , Jan Cobb Checkmark
Fragile Things 2006-10-26 Neil Gaiman HarperAudio 978-0-06-122995-4
$27.93?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Richard L. Aquan , Henry Gray , Floyd Dean , Lindamarie Ambrose , Paul Ambrose , Jan Cobb Checkmark
Fragile Things 2007-04-00 Neil Gaiman Headline Review 978-0-7553-3414-8
£7.99?£: UK pound
440
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 gray318  
Fragile Things 2007-04-05 Neil Gaiman Headline Review 978-0-7553-3415-5
£7.99?£: UK pound
448
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 gray318  
Alles is breekbaar 2007-06-00 Neil Gaiman Luitingh 978-90-245-1357-4
€19.95?€: Euro
366
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  
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders 2007-10-00 Neil Gaiman Harper Perennial 978-0-06-125202-0
$14.95?$: US dollar
xxxiii+
360+
16
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  
McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales 2007-12-18 ed. Michael Chabon Vintage Books 978-0-307-42682-6
$12.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Checkmark
Alles is breekbaar 2009-10-00 Neil Gaiman Luitingh 978-90-245-3044-1
€18.95?€: Euro
366
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Fragile Things 2009-10-13 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins 978-0-06-180416-8
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Checkmark
Year's Best Fantasy 4 2009-10-13 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell HarperCollins e-books 978-0-06-175772-3
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
Coisas Frágeis 2?Coisas Frageis 2
2010-00-00 Neil Gaiman Conrad Editora 978-85-7616-398-5   166
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 Rod Simeon , Trigger Image Checkmark
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders 2010-02-01 Neil Gaiman Harper 978-0-06-051523-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
400
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
Fragile Things 2010-09-30 Neil Gaiman Headline Review 978-0-7553-7994-1
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll gray318  
The Mammoth Book of New Terror 2011-08-04 ed. Stephen Jones Robinson 978-1-78033-279-6
$6.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth John Picacio  
Fragile Things 2013-00-00 Neil Gaiman Headline Review 978-0-7553-3415-5
£7.99?£: UK pound
440
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
Hauntings 2013-04-00 ed. Ellen Datlow Tachyon Publications 978-1-61696-088-9
$16.95?$: US dollar
420+
[2]
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 Valentina Brostean Checkmark
Fragile Things 2018-05-22 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins 978-0-06-269954-1
$16.99?$: US dollar
xxxiii+
355
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  
Fragile Things 2018-05-22 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins 978-0-06-180416-8
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Zerbrechliche Dinge: Geschichten und Wunder 2019-03-29 Neil Gaiman Eichborn 978-3-8479-0655-1
€16.00?€: Euro
412
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 Markus Weber Checkmark
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-10-20 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins 978-0-06-303187-6
$29.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Ulf Andersen Checkmark
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-10-20 Neil Gaiman HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing 978-1-79994-282-5
$55.99?$: US dollar
 
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
coll Ulf Andersen  
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-10-20 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins 978-0-06-303185-2
$40.00?$: US dollar
736
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ulf Andersen Checkmark
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-10-20 Neil Gaiman Headline 978-1-4722-8230-9
£30.00?£: UK pound
752
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-10-20 Neil Gaiman HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing 978-0-06-303188-3
$48.99?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Ulf Andersen  
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-10-20 Neil Gaiman HarperAudio 978-0-06-303188-3
$55.90?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Ulf Andersen Checkmark
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-11-10 Neil Gaiman HarperLuxe 978-0-06-303238-5
$42.00?$: US dollar
608
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 Ulf Andersen  
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders date unknown Neil Gaiman Harper 978-0-06-051523-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
xxxiii+
363
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
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders date unknown Neil Gaiman Harper 978-0-06-051523-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
xxxiii+
363
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
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders date unknown Neil Gaiman Harper 978-0-06-051523-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
xxxiii+
363
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
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders date unknown Neil Gaiman Harper 978-0-06-051523-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
xxxiii+
363
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  
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