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Title: The Impossible Man Title Record # 57593
Author: J. G. Ballard
Date: 1966-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1968Translated by Hilja Brinis
Italian L'uomo impossibile
1971Translated by Alfred Scholz
German
Der unmögliche Mensch?Der unmoegliche Mensch
1991Translated by Pierre K. Rey
French L'homme impossible
1993Translated by А. Кондраков / A. Kondrakov.
Russian [as by
Джеймс Боллард?Dzheyms Bollard
James Ballard
]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
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
The Disaster Area 1967-10-00 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).
206
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Leigh Taylor  
Urania #487 1968-05-05 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 487
Lit 250?Lit: Italian lira
144
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 Checkmark
The Disaster Area 1969-00-00 J. G. Ballard Panther 028145
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).
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.
coll John Dove 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
SF: Inventing the Future 1972-00-00 ed. R. Duncan Appleford Bellhaven House 0-88774-303-X
C$3.75?C$: Canadian dollar
ix+
227
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 Garry C. Hamilton Checkmark
The Disaster Area 1973-00-00 J. G. Ballard Panther 0-586-02814-5
£0.30?£: UK pound
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.
coll 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 Disaster Area 1979-00-00 J. G. Ballard Triad Panther 0-586-02814-5
£0.95?£: UK pound
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.
coll Checkmark
Urania #779 1979-04-15 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 779
Lit 900?Lit: Italian lira
184
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  
Das Katastrophengebiet 1983-08-00 J. G. Ballard Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #103) 3-518-37424-9
DM 9.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
176+
[2]
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
The Disaster Area 1984-00-00 J. G. Ballard Jonathan Cape 0-224-61188-7
£8.95?£: UK pound
208
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Brian Robins Checkmark
The Disaster Area 1985-00-00 J. G. Ballard Triad Granada 0-586-02814-5
£2.50?£: UK pound
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.
coll James Marsh Checkmark
La région du désastre?La region du desastre
1991-01-18 J. G. Ballard J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2953) 2-277-22953-9   249
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 Pierre Cavalleiro  
The Disaster Area 1992-03-00 J. G. Ballard Paladin 0-586-09071-1
£4.99?£: UK pound
191
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 Chris Moore  
1993-00-00 ed.
Сергей Барсов?Sergey Barsov
Sergei Barsov
() 5-87198-032-5   496
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth
Борис Вальехо?Boris Val'ekho
Boris Vallejo
 
Phantastische Bibliothek: Die andere Zukunft 1999-00-00 uncredited Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #368) 3-518-06579-3   177+
246+
149+
122+
165+
215+
227
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 Gregory Heisler Checkmark
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  
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 2014-08-26 J. G. Ballard Audible Studios      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll  
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard 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.
coll Checkmark
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