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Title: The Gioconda of the Twilight Noon Title Record # 57588
Author: J. G. Ballard
Date: 1964-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1971Translated by Alfred Scholz
German Die Gioconda des Mittagszwielichts
1972Translated by Marcial Souto; first published in the collection El hombre imposible (1972).
Spanish La Gioconda del mediodía crepuscular
1975Translated by Borbás Mária.
Hungarian
Gioconda háza?Gioconda haza
Gioconda haaza
[as by James Graham Ballard]
1978Translated by Beata Della Frattina
Italian La Gioconda Del Crepuscolo Di Mezzogiorno
1990Translated by Pierre-Paul Durastanti
French La Joconde du midi crépusculaire

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Terminal Beach 1964-06-00 J. G. Ballard Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2))  
18/-?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.
coll  
The Terminal Beach 1966-00-00 J. G. Ballard Penguin Books 2499
4/6?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).
223+
[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.
coll Enzo Ragazzini Checkmark
The Terminal Beach 1966-00-00 J. G. Ballard Penguin Books 2499   223+
[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.
coll Enzo Ragazzini Checkmark
The Impossible Man and Other Stories 1966-04-00 J. G. Ballard Berkley Medallion F1204
$0.50?$: 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.
coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Der unmögliche Mensch und andere Stories 1971-00-00 J. G. Ballard Marion von Schröder (Science Fiction & Fantastica) 3-547-71154-1
DM 12.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
179
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 Klaus Kammerichs , Heinz Edelmann Checkmark
Der unmögliche Mensch?Der unmoegliche Mensch
1973-01-00 J. G. Ballard Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3324) 3324
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
127
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 Atelier Frank & Zaugg Checkmark
The Terminal Beach 1974-04-00 J. G. Ballard Penguin Books 0-14-002499-9
£0.30?£: UK pound
224
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 David Pelham Checkmark
Galaktika 16: Tudományos-fantasztikus antológia?Galaktika 16: Tudomanyos-fantasztikus antologia
Galaktika 16: Tudomaanyos-fantasztikus antoloogia
1975-00-00 ed.
Kuczka Péter?Kuczka, Peter
Kozmosz Könyvek?Kozmosz Konyvek
IF 2426 - e - 7678
Ft 12?Ft: Hungarian forint
127
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 Philippe Druillet Checkmark
The Terminal Beach 1977-00-00 J. G. Ballard Penguin Books (US) 0-14-002499-9
$1.95?$: US dollar
224
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 David Pelham Checkmark
Urania #764 1978-12-17 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 764
Lit 900?Lit: Italian lira
192
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 Terminal Beach 1979-00-00 J. G. Ballard Penguin Books 0-14-002499-9
£0.80?£: UK pound
224
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 David Pelham Checkmark
Billennium 1983-06-00 J. G. Ballard Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #96) 3-518-37396-X
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
234+
[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.
coll Thomas Franke Checkmark
Space Odyssey 1983-09-00 ed. uncredited Octopus Books 0-7064-1963-4
£2.99?£: UK pound
349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Chris Moore Checkmark
The Terminal Beach 1984-02-00 J. G. Ballard J. M. Dent & Sons (Everyman Fiction) 0-460-02265-2
£2.95?£: UK pound
220+
[1]
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 James Marsh Checkmark
The Terminal Beach 1985-02-00 J. G. Ballard Gollancz 0-575-03514-5
£8.95?£: UK pound
221
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Space Odyssey 1987-00-00 ed. uncredited Gallery Books / W. H. Smith 0-8317-7988-8   349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Chris Moore Checkmark
Playa terminal 1987-00-00 J. G. Ballard Minotauro 84-450-7066-5   292
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jonás Oliveras  
The Terminal Beach 1987-11-00 J. G. Ballard Carroll & Graf 0-88184-370-9
$3.50?$: US dollar
224
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 Roy Colmer Checkmark
Space Odyssey 1988-02-00 ed. uncredited Treasure Press 1-85051-208-6
£5.99?£: UK pound
349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Chris Moore  
La plage ultime 1990-08-08 J. G. Ballard J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2859) 2-277-22859-1   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 Tim White  
The Terminal Beach 1992-08-00 J. G. Ballard J. M. Dent (Everyman Fiction) 0-460-02265-2
£3.99?£: UK pound
221
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 James Marsh Checkmark
The Terminal Beach 1993-03-00 J. G. Ballard Phoenix 1-85799-021-8
£4.99?£: UK pound
221
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 Salvador Dali  
The Terminal Beach 1997-11-00 J. G. Ballard Indigo 0-575-40131-1
£5.99?£: UK pound
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.
coll Gary Day-Ellison  
The Terminal Beach 2001-03-00 J. G. Ballard Phoenix 0-575-40131-1
£6.99?£: UK pound
221
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 Gary Day-Ellison  
The Complete Short Stories 2001-11-00 J. G. Ballard Flamingo 0-00-712405-8
£25.00?£: UK pound
ix+
1189
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jerry Bauer Checkmark
The Complete Short Stories 2002-11-00 J. G. Ballard Flamingo 0-00-713812-1
£16.99?£: UK pound
ix+
1189
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  
Vom Leben und Tod Gottes 2007-09-00 J. G. Ballard Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction) 978-3-453-52277-0
€11.95?€: Euro
[1]+
1131
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 Eric Bach Checkmark
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2009-09-00 J. G. Ballard W. W. Norton & Company 978-0-393-07262-4
$35.00?$: US dollar
xv+
1199
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll David Levenson Checkmark
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2010-00-00 J. G. Ballard W. W. Norton & Company 978-0-393-33929-1
$24.95?$: US dollar
xv+
1199
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 David Levenson Checkmark
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2012-06-01 J. G. Ballard W. W. Norton & Company 978-0-393-07687-5
$24.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
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