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Title: The Giving Plague Title Record # 41369
Author: David Brin
Date: 1988-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: escapepod.org, lightspeedmagazine.com, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Current Tags: science fiction (1), mars (1), epidemic (1), altruism (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1989Translated by Mariëlla Snel
Dutch De geefplaag
1989Translated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu
Romanian
Generoasa molimă?Generoasa molima
1989Translated by Michael Kubiak.
German Die Spender-Pest
1990Translated by 金子浩(Kaneko Hiroshi)
Japanese
益病?えきびょう
Ekibyō
Ekibyou
[as by ]
1990Translated by Paola Tomaselli
Italian Il flagello dell'altruismo
1991
  • Translated by Predrag Raos
Croatian Kuga Davanja [as by Dejvid Brin]
1995Translated by Elvin Post
Dutch De geefziekte
1995Translated by Delio Zinoni
Italian Il Morbo Dell'altruismo
2003Translated by Laurence Le Maire
French
L'épidémie de générosité?L'epidemie de generosite

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
2 1989 Hugo Best Short Story
4 1989 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
Interzone, #23 Spring 1988 1988-00-00 ed. Simon Ounsley, David Pringle    
£1.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
68
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag David A. Hardy Checkmark
Interzone: The 3rd Anthology 1988-09-00 ed. John Clute, Simon Ounsley, David Pringle Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-69944-X
£10.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
viii+
184
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Brian Waugh Checkmark
Almanah Anticipația 1990?Almanah Anticipatia 1990
1989-00-00 ed. Ioan Albescu,
Viorica Podină?Viorica Podinah
Viorica Podina
Știință & Tehnică?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah
 
Lei 25?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005
320
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
Călin Popovici?Calin Popovici
 
De beste science fiction verhalen van het jaar 1989-00-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Loeb 90-379-0079-8   292
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 Ken Kelly Checkmark
Full Spectrum 2 1989-04-00 ed. Lou Aronica, Pat LoBrutto, Shawna McCarthy, Amy Stout Doubleday Foundation 0-385-26019-9
$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xi+
464
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Peter Stallard Checkmark
The 1989 Annual World's Best SF 1989-06-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books (DAW Collectors #783) 0-88677-353-9 / UE2353
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
315
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 Jim Burns Checkmark
The 1989 Annual World's Best SF 1989-06-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books 0-88677-353-9 / UE2353
C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
315
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 Jim Burns Checkmark
Die besten Stories der amerikanischen Science Fiction: Worlds Best SF 8 1989-07-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special
#24120)
3-404-24120-7
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
379
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 Don Maitz Checkmark
Interzone: The 3rd Anthology 1989-08-00 ed. John Clute, Simon Ounsley, David Pringle New English Library 0-450-50532-4
£2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
248
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 1989 Annual World's Best SF 1989-09-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books / SFBC 15197
$4.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
vi+
282
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard Powers Checkmark
S-Fマガジン 1990年01月号, #388?S-F Magajin - 1990-nen 01-gatsu-gō, #388
Esu-Efu Magajin - 1990-nen 01-gatsu-gou, #388
Esu-Efu Magajin - 1990-nen 01-gatsu-gō, #388
S-F Magajin - 1990-nen 01-gatsu-gou, #388
1990-01-00 ed.
今岡清?いまおかきよし
Imaoka Kiyoshi
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
    288
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.
mag  
Full Spectrum 2 1990-05-00 ed. Lou Aronica, Pat LoBrutto, Shawna McCarthy, Amy Stout Bantam Spectra (Spectra Special Editions) 0-553-28530-0
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
viii+
548
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 Peter Stallard Checkmark
Urania #1142 1990-12-16 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Mondadori 1142
Lit 4,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
256
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 Marco Patrito  
Alef, #24 1991-03-00 ed.
Boban Knežević?Boban Knezevic
Dnevnik  
Din 90?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar. ISO codes: YUF in 1945-1966, YUD in 1966-1989, YUN in 1990-1992, YUR in July 1992-September 1993, YUO in October-December 1993, YUG in early January 1994, YUM in 1994-2003, CSD in 2003-2006, RSD since 2006
132
A5?14.8 cm by 21 cm or 5.8" by 8.3" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
mag Tim White Checkmark
Otherness 1994-06-00 David Brin Orbit 1-85723-207-0
£16.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
387
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Fred Gambino Checkmark
Otherness 1994-09-00 David Brin Bantam Spectra 0-553-29528-4
$5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
357
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 Donato Giancola Checkmark
ZomerSFtijd 1995-05-00 ed. Redactie Meulenhoff *M Meulenhoff (M=SF #325) 90-290-4664-3   223
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 Nico Keulers Checkmark
Otherness 1995-06-00 David Brin Orbit 1-85723-310-7
£5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
387
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 Fred Gambino Checkmark
Urania #1269 1995-10-29 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Mondadori 1269
Lit 5,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
270
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 Oscar Chichoni  
Otherness 1998-00-00 David Brin Orbit 1-85723-310-7
£6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
387
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 Fred Gambino  
Les sphères de cristal 2003-04-00 David Brin
Imaginaires sans frontières?Imaginaires sans frontieres
(ISF - Visions Futures)
2-84727-018-3
€17.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
310
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 Afif Khaled  
Escape Pod, EP112 2007-06-28 ed. Steve Eley Escape Artists, Inc.  
$0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
mag Checkmark
Transmissions from Beyond, 17 January 2011 2011-01-17 ed. Editors of Transmissions from Beyond TTA Press  
$0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
mag David A. Hardy  
The Giving Plague 2012-05-26 David Brin Smashwords 978-1-4762-1817-5
$0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap Checkmark
Lightspeed, July 2012 2012-07-00 ed. John Joseph Adams Lightspeed Magazine  
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
mag Chris Cold , Tobias Roetsch  
Galaxy's Edge, Issue 8: May 2014 2014-05-00 ed. Mike Resnick Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick 978-1-61242-202-2
$6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
120
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.
mag Checkmark
Galaxy's Edge, Issue 8: May 2014 2014-05-00 ed. Mike Resnick Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick 978-1-61242-203-9
$3.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
mag Checkmark
Otherness 2015-04-00 David Brin Futures Unlimited 978-1-5025-4042-3
$13.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
306
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 Patrick Farley  
The Best of David Brin 2021-07-31 David Brin Subterranean Press 978-1-64524-009-9
$45.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
622
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Patrick Farley Checkmark
Vital: The Future of Healthcare 2021-12-31 ed. R. M. Ambrose Inlandia Books 978-1-955969-05-5
$2.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
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