Title: The Crystal World

Title: The Crystal World Title Record # 3570
Author: J. G. Ballard
Date: 1966-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: The first half was originally published as the serial "Equinox" in New Worlds (May-June 1964). The second half included the novelette "The Illuminated Man" from F&SF (May 1964).

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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1967^ⓘTranslated by Claude Saunier.	French	La forêt de cristal^?La foret de cristal
1967^ⓘTranslated by Eurico da Fonseca	Portuguese	O mundo de cristal
1969^ⓘTranslated by Mieke Meuldrager-Ezelin	Dutch	De kristallen aarde
1969^ⓘTranslated by Margarete Bormann	German	Kristallwelt
1969^ⓘTranslated by Margarete Bormann	German	Erde oder Die Kristallwelt
1969^ⓘTranslated by 中村保男 (Yasuo Nakamura)	Japanese	結晶世界^?Kesshō Sekai Kesshou Sekai [as by J・G・バラード^?J. G. Barādo ]
1971^ⓘTranslated by Peter Stewart	Swedish	Kristallvärlden
1975^ⓘTranslated by Jane Dolman.	Italian	Foresta di cristallo
1986^ⓘTranslated by Filipe Jarro	Portuguese	O mundo de cristal
1991^ⓘTranslated by Marcial Souto.	Spanish	El mundo de cristal
2005^ⓘTranslated by Joachim Körber The translation is stated as (first german) unabridged	German	Kristallwelt
2008^ⓘTranslated by Michel Pagel.	French	La forêt de cristal
2009^ⓘTranslated by Περικλής Μποζινάκης (Perikles Mpozinakes).	Greek	Κρυστάλλινος Κόσμος^?Krestallinos Kosmos
2013^ⓘTranslated by Manuel Manzano	Spanish	El mundo de cristal

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Made First Ballot	1967 Nebula	Novel
Win (as 結晶世界^?Kesshō Sekai Kesshou Sekai )	1970 Seiun	Best Translated Long Story

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Crystal World	1966-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Jonathan Cape		21/-^?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).	221	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Max Ernst
The Crystal World	1966-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Farrar, Straus and Giroux		$4.50^?$: US dollar	210	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Max Ernst
The Crystal World	1966-07-00	J. G. Ballard	Farrar, Straus and Giroux / SFBC		$1.20^?$: US dollar	210	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Max Ernst
O mundo de cristal	1967-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #115)		P$15.00	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.	novel	Lima de Freitas
La fôret de cristal	1967-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #98)			213	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.	novel
The Crystal World	1967-03-00	J. G. Ballard	Berkley Medallion	X1380	$0.60^?$: US dollar	160	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.	novel
The Crystal World	1968-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Panther	24190	5/-^?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).	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.	novel	Max Ernst
De kristallen aarde	1969-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Meulenhoff (M=SF #24)	24	ƒ2.90	191	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.	novel	Robert Ebell , Ruurd Groot
Kristallwelt	1969-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Marion von Schröder (Science Fiction & Fantastica)		DM 10.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	216	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.	novel	Klaus Kammerichs , Heinz Edelmann
結晶世界^?Kesshō Sekai Kesshou Sekai	1969-01-10	J・G・バラード^?J. G. Barādo	東京創元社^?Tōkyō Sōgensha Tokyo Sogensha ( 創元推理文庫^?Sōgen Suiri Bunko そうげんすいりぶんこ Sougen Suiri Bunko Sogen Suiri Bunko #629-02)	4-488-62902-4		245	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.	novel	金子三蔵^?Sanzō Kaneko
The Crystal World	1970-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Panther	0-586-02419-0	£0.30^?£: UK pound	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.	novel	Richard Whittern
Kristallwelt	1971-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Taschenbücher #1228)	3-436-01447-8	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	142	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.	novel
Kristallvärlden	1971-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Wahlström & Widstrand^?Wahlstroem & Widstrand			196	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Sven Eric Delér^?Sven Eric Deler
La fôret de cristal	1973-02-26	J. G. Ballard	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #98)			210	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.	novel
Foresta di cristallo	1975-05-27	J. G. Ballard	Longanesi (Libri Pocket #511)		Lit 1,000^?Lit: Italian lira	234	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.	novel	Ombra-Golden Group
The Crystal World	1976-09-00	J. G. Ballard	Equinox / Avon (SF Rediscovery #25)	0-380-00758-4	$2.25^?$: US dollar	160	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.	novel	Stephen Fabian
The Crystal World	1978-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Triad Panther	0-586-02419-0	£0.75^?£: UK pound	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.	novel	Peter Goodfellow
La forêt de cristal^?La foret de cristal	1981-03-12	J. G. Ballard	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #98)	2-207-30098-6		210	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.	novel	Stéphane Dumont^?Stephane Dumont
The Crystal World	1981-05-00	J. G. Ballard	Avon Books	0-380-55160-8	$2.25^?$: US dollar	157	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.	novel
Kristallwelt	1982-06-00	J. G. Ballard	Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #75)	3-518-37318-8 / 818	DM 7.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	177+ [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.	novel	Michael Weisser
The Crystal World	1984-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Jonathan Cape	0-224-61044-9	£8.95^?£: UK pound	210	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Crystal World	1985-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Triad Granada	0-586-02419-0	£2.50^?£: UK pound	175	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.	novel	James Marsh
O mundo de cristal	1986-02-00	J. G. Ballard	Caminho ( Caminho ficção científica^?Caminho ficcao cientifica #23)			197	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.	novel	Henrique Cayatte
La forêt de cristal	1986-05-05	J. G. Ballard	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #98)	2-207-30098-6		210	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.	novel	Stéphane Dumont^?Stephane Dumont
The Crystal World	1988-05-00	J. G. Ballard	Farrar, Straus and Giroux	0-374-52096-8	$7.95^?$: US dollar	210	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.	novel
La forêt de cristal	1989-08-17	J. G. Ballard	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2652)	2-277-22652-1		215	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.	novel	Pierre Cavalleiro
The Crystal World	1991-00-00	J. G. Ballard	The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Science Fiction)			x+ 210	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Kristallwelt	1991-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #75)	3-518-37318-8	DM 10.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	177+ [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.	novel
El mundo de cristal	1991-00-00	J. G. Ballard	Minotauro	84-450-7098-3		192	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Zeit endet oder Die Elemente	1991-03-00	J. G. Ballard	Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #82)	3-453-04515-7	DM 19.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	734	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.	omni	Oliviero Berni
The Crystal World / Crash / Concrete Island	1991-05-00	J. G. Ballard	Quality Paperback Book Club		$11.95^?$: US dollar	210+ 224+ 176	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.	omni	Michael Samuel
The Crystal World	1993-10-00	J. G. Ballard	Flamingo	0-586-02419-0	£5.99^?£: UK pound	175	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.	novel	Larry Rostant
El mundo de cristal	1995-07-00	J. G. Ballard	Minotauro	84-450-7098-3		192	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Crystal World	2000-06-00	J. G. Ballard	Flamingo	0-586-02419-0	£6.99^?£: UK pound	175	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.	novel
Kristallwelt	2005-06-00	J. G. Ballard	Edition Phantasia (Phantasia Paperback Science Fiction #1003)	3-937897-06-2	€12.90^?€: Euro	159	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.	novel	Herbert Brandmeier
The Crystal World	2008-09-00	J. G. Ballard	Harper Perennial (UK)	978-0-586-02419-5	£7.99^?£: UK pound	175+ 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.	novel	designedbydavid.co.uk
La forêt de cristal	2008-10-00	J. G. Ballard	Denoël^?Denoel (Lunes d'encre)	978-2-207-25916-0	€18.00^?€: Euro	240	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.	novel	Vincent Froissard
Κρυστάλλινος Κόσμος^?Krestallinos Kosmos	2009-06-00	J. G. Ballard	Ars Nocturna ( Σύγχρονη Λογοτεχνία Τρόμου, Φαντασίας & Μυστηρίου^?Sύychrone Loyotechnia Tromoe, Fantasias & Mesterioe Suychrone Loyotechnia Tromoe, Fantasias & Mesterioe )	978-960-89937-7-8	€18.35^?€: Euro	219	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.	novel
The Crystal World	2012-06-28	J. G. Ballard	Fourth Estate	978-0-00-737489-2	£5.35^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
El mundo de cristal	2013-01-00	J. G. Ballard	RBA Libros (RBA Fantástica #8)	978-84-9006-471-9		204	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.	novel
The Crystal World	2014-07-15	J. G. Ballard	Farrar, Straus and Giroux	978-1-4668-5663-9	$7.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Crystal World	2014-08-07	J. G. Ballard	Audible Studios				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
La forêt de cristal	2015-10-29	J. G. Ballard	Denoël^?Denoel (Folio SF #530)	978-2-07-044545-5	€7.80^?€: Euro	272	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.	novel	Johann Bodin
Foresta di cristallo	2018-05-24	J. G. Ballard	Feltrinelli (Universale Economica Feltrinelli)		€6.99^?€: Euro		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Crystal World	2018-06-12	J. G. Ballard	Picador USA	978-1-250-14480-5	$17.00^?$: US dollar	xvi+ 187	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.	novel
The Crystal World	date unknown	J. G. Ballard	Audible Studios				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel

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Review by Judith Merril (1966) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1966
Review by John Foyster (1967) in Australian Science Fiction Review, #9, April 1967
Review [French] by
Demètre Ioakimidis^?Demetre Ioakimidis
(1967) in Fiction, #164
Review by Fritz Leiber (1969) in Fantastic, February 1969
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1969) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, September 1969
Review by Martin Last (1976) in The Science Fiction Review Monthly, October 1976
Review by Richard A. Lupoff [as by Richard Lupoff] (1977) in Algol, Spring 1977
Review by Charles N. Brown (1977) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Summer 1977
Review by Michael Moorcock (1977) in Delap's F & SF Review, May 1977
Review by Phil Stephensen-Payne [as by Philip Stephensen-Payne] (1978) in Paperback Parlour, June 1978
Review by Ann Collier (1981) in Vector 104
Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
Review by David Pringle (1985) in Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels , reprinted in:
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1985)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1986)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1987)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1997)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (2014)
Review [French] by uncredited (1988) in 10 Catastrophes
Review by James Cawthorn and Michael Moorcock (1988) in Fantasy: The 100 Best Books , reprinted in:
Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (1988)
Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (1988)
Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (1991)
Review by Craig Shaw Gardner (1988) in Horror: 100 Best Books, (1988) , reprinted in:
Horror: 100 Best Books (1988)
Horror: 100 Best Books (1992)
Horror: The 100 Best Books (1998)
Review by L. J. Hurst (1989) in Overspace, December 1989
Review [Spanish] by Alberto Cairo (2001) in Las 100 mejores novelas de ciencia ficción del siglo XX

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