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Title: The Man Who Ate the World Title Record # 45931
Author: Frederik Pohl
Date: 1956-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1960ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator
 Italian L'uomo che mangiava il mondo
1977ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr
 German Das Gesetz heißt: Konsumieren
1982ⓘTranslated by Loredana Longhini
 Italian L'uomo Che Mangiava Il Mondo
1984ⓘTranslated by Domingos Demasi.
 Portuguese O homem que comeu o mundo
1984ⓘTranslated by Eva Malsch
 German Der Mann, der die Welt verschlang
1984ⓘTranslated by Eva Malsch
 German Der Mann, der die Welt verspeiste
1991ⓘTranslated by Samuel Soares.
 Portuguese O Homem que Devorou o Mundo

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1956 1956-11-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: US dollar
 148
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 Emsh Checkmark
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 46 1957-01-00 ed. H. L. Gold Strato Publications  
2/-?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).
 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 Emsh Checkmark
Science Fiction Showcase 1959-00-00 ed. Mary Kornbluth Doubleday  
C$4.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 264
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Powers  
Science Fiction Showcase 1959-09-00 ed. Mary Kornbluth Doubleday  
$3.95?$: US dollar
 264
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Powers Checkmark
The Man Who Ate the World 1960-00-00 Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 397K
$0.35?$: US dollar
 144
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
Galaxy #20 1960-01-00 ed. R. Valente Casa Editrice La Tribuna 20
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira
 128
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 G. Crepax Checkmark
Science Fiction Showcase 1960-04-00 ed. Mary Kornbluth Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
 264
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Powers Checkmark
The Man Who Ate the World 1962-05-00 Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 597
$0.35?$: US dollar
 144
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 Frederik Pohl Omnibus 1966-00-00 Frederik Pohl Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (1))  
25/-?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).
 318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Science Fiction Showcase 1966-00-00 ed. Mary Kornbluth Whiting & Wheaton  
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).
 264
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Science Fiction Showcase 1968-00-00 ed. Mary Kornbluth Mayflower 112250
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).
 204
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
Science Fiction Showcase 1969-00-00 ed. Mary Kornbluth Curtis Books 123-06068
$0.60?$: US dollar
 128
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 Man Who Ate the World 1970-06-00 Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 0-345-01946-6
$0.75?$: US dollar
 144
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 Michael McInnerney Checkmark
The Frederik Pohl Omnibus 1973-00-00 Frederik Pohl Panther 0-586-03756-X
£0.40?£: UK pound
 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.
 coll Chris Foss Checkmark
In the Problem Pit 1976-06-00 Frederik Pohl Bantam Books 0-553-08857-2
$1.50?$: US dollar
 193
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
In the Problem Pit 1976-10-00 Frederik Pohl Corgi 0-552-10334-9
£0.65?£: UK pound
 193
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 Angus McKie Checkmark
Neue Modelle 1977-04-00 Frederik Pohl Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #0246) 3-442-23246-5
DM 4.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 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.
 coll
Jürgen F. Rogner?Juergen F. Rogner
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The Man Who Ate the World 1979-00-00 Frederik Pohl Panther / Granada 0-586-04964-9
£0.85?£: UK pound
 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.
 coll Colin Hay Checkmark
The Man Who Ate the World 1980-00-00 Frederik Pohl Panther 0-586-04964-9
£1.25?£: UK pound
 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.
 coll John Harris Checkmark
The Seven Deadly Sins of Science Fiction 1980-11-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest 0-449-24349-4
$2.50?$: US dollar
 317
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 Jerome Podwil Checkmark
The Seven Deadly Sins of Science Fiction 1981-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Fawcett Crest / SFBC 5837
$2.98?$: US dollar
 ix+
269
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Larry Kresek Checkmark
The Seven Deadly Sins and Cardinal Virtues of Science Fiction 1982-00-00 Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-38595-3   317+
350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Checkmark
Urania #932 1982-11-28 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 932
Lit 1,800?Lit: Italian lira
 208
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 Science Fiction Weight-Loss Book 1983-05-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, George R. R. Martin Crown Publishers 0-517-54978-6
$12.95?$: US dollar
 v+
249
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Janet Halverson Checkmark
Midas World 1983-07-00 Frederik Pohl St. Martin's Press 0-312-53182-6
$12.95?$: US dollar
 276
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Paul Stinson Checkmark
Midas World 1983-10-00 Frederik Pohl Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-03374-6
£7.95?£: UK pound
 276
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Coma e emagreça com ficção científica?Coma e emagreça com ficcao cientifica
 1984-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Marco Zero 0-517-54978-6   324
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 anth  
Midas World 1984-02-00 Frederik Pohl Tor 0-812-54925-2
$2.95?$: US dollar
 316
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 Alan Gutierrez Checkmark
Die 7 Todsünden der Science Fiction?Die 7 Todsuenden der Science Fiction
 1984-09-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6738) 3-8118-6738-5
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 255
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
Der Herr der Himmel 1984-09-00 Frederik Pohl Goldmann (Edition '84: Die positiven Utopien #10) 3-442-08410-5
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 ii+
254
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 Klaus Holitzka Checkmark
Midas World 1985-08-00 Frederik Pohl New English Library 0-450-05846-8
£2.25?£: UK pound
 276
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 Alan Craddock Checkmark
O Mundo de Midas, 1º volume 1991-00-00 Frederik Pohl Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #404)     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.
 coll
António Pedro?Antonio Pedro
  
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