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Title: The Pear-Shaped Man Title Record # 48312
Author: George R. R. Martin
Date: 1987-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: A woman encounters an unnerving, pear-shaped neighbor in her apartment building.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1989Translated by Joachim Körber
German Der birnenförmige Mann
1990Translated by Heiko Langhans
German Der Birnenmann
2004 French L'homme en forme de poire
2005Translated by Carlos Gardini.
Spanish El hombre con forma de pera
2011Translated by Gilles Goullet
French L'homme en forme de poire
2017 Portuguese O homem em forma de pera

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Omni, October 1987 1987-10-00 ed. Patrice Adcroft, Ellen Datlow Omni Publications International Ltd. 0149-8711
$3.00?$: US dollar
184
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
mag Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
The Year's Best Fantasy: First Annual Collection 1988-08-00 ed. Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling St. Martin's Press 0-312-01852-5
$12.95?$: US dollar
xxxv+
492
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 Thomas Canty Checkmark
The Year's Best Fantasy: First Annual Collection 1988-08-00 ed. Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling St. Martin's Press 0-312-01851-7
$19.95?$: US dollar
xxxv+
492
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Thomas Canty Checkmark
The Year's Best Fantasy: First Annual Collection 1988-11-00 ed. Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling St. Martin's Press / SFBC 14232
$9.98?$: US dollar
xliv+
592
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Thomas Canty Checkmark
Demons and Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 1 1989-04-00 ed. Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling Legend 0-7126-3021-X
£12.95?£: UK pound
xxxv+
482
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Thomas Canty  
Demons and Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 1 1989-04-00 ed. Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling Legend 0-7126-3420-7
£6.95?£: UK pound
xxxv+
482
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 Thomas Canty Checkmark
Das neue Buch der Fantasy 1990-06-00 ed. Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Paperback?Bastei Luebbe Paperback
#28191)
3-404-28191-8
DM 24.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
543
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 Don Maitz  
The Pear-Shaped Man 1991-11-00 George R. R. Martin Pulphouse Publishing (Pulphouse Short Story Paperbacks #37) 1-56146-537-2
$1.95?$: US dollar
46
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.
chap George Barr Checkmark
The Pear-Shaped Man 1991-11-00 George R. R. Martin Pulphouse Publishing (Pulphouse Short Story Hardbacks #24) 1-56146-924-6
$20.00?$: US dollar
46
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
chap Checkmark
Omni Best Science Fiction Two 1992-11-00 ed. Ellen Datlow OMNI Books 0-87455-278-8
$8.95?$: US dollar
vi+
250
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 Di-Maccio Checkmark
Das neue Buch der Fantasy 1994-06-00 ed. Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Allgemeine Reihe?Bastei Luebbe Allgemeine Reihe
#13558)
3-404-13558-X
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
665
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
The Pear-Shaped Man 2001-06-00 George R. R. Martin Fictionwise  
$1.11?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap Checkmark
GRRM: A RRetrospective 2003-09-00 George R. R. Martin Subterranean Press 1-931081-90-5
$40.00?$: US dollar
1279
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Phil Parks Checkmark
GRRM: A RRetrospective 2003-09-00 George R. R. Martin Subterranean Press 1-931081-91-3
$125.00?$: US dollar
1283
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Phil Parks Checkmark
Bifrost, #33 2004-01-00 ed. Olivier Girard
Le Bélial'?Le Belial'
2-913039-27-8
€10.00?€: Euro
192
A5?14.8 cm by 21 cm or 5.8" by 8.3" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
mag Gil Formosa  
Gigamesh, 40 2005-06-00 ed. Juan Manuel Santiago Gigamesh 978-84-96208-14-8   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.
mag Enrique Jiménez Corominas  
Dreamsongs: GRRM: A RRetrospective 2006-00-00 George R. R. Martin Gollancz 978-0-575-08148-2
£14.99?£: UK pound
1182+
[3]
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 Dominic Harman  
Dreamsongs: GRRM: A RRetrospective 2006-09-00 George R. R. Martin Gollancz / Orion 0-575-07905-3
£20.00?£: UK pound
1185
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Dominic Harman Checkmark
Dreamsongs: GRRM: A RRetrospective 2007-10-00 George R. R. Martin Gollancz / Orion 0-575-07905-3
£14.99?£: UK pound
1185
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 Dominic Harman  
Dreamsongs: Selections from Volumes I and II 2007-10-30 George R. R. Martin Random House Audio      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Dominic Harman Checkmark
Dreamsongs: Volume I 2007-10-30 George R. R. Martin Bantam Books 978-0-553-90432-1
$12.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Dominic Harman Checkmark
Dreamsongs: Volume I 2007-11-00 George R. R. Martin Bantam Spectra 0-553-80545-2
$27.00?$: US dollar
683
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Dominic Harman Checkmark
Dreamsongs: I 2008-03-13 George R. R. Martin Gollancz 978-0-7528-9008-1
£8.99?£: UK pound
656
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 Dominic Harman  
Dreamsongs: A RRetrospective: Book One 2008-09-18 George R. R. Martin Gollancz / Orion 978-0-575-08611-1
£1.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror 2010-03-00 ed. Ellen Datlow Tachyon Publications 978-1-892391-95-7
$15.95?$: US dollar
470
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 Ann Monn Checkmark
Dragon de glace 2011-05-16 George R. R. Martin ActuSF (
Perles d'épice?Perles d'epice
)
978-2-917689-29-5
€12.00?€: Euro
194
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 Andrew Brase  
The Horror Hall of Fame: The Stoker Winners 2012-02-00 ed. Joe R. Lansdale Cemetery Dance Publications 978-1-58767-026-8
$35.00?$: US dollar
336
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Alan M. Clark Checkmark
Dreamsongs: Volume I 2012-10-16 George R. R. Martin Bantam Books 978-0-553-38568-7
$18.00?$: US dollar
xix+
686
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 Dominic Harman  
The Complete Dreamsongs 2012-10-16 George R. R. Martin Bantam Books 978-0-345-53845-1
$19.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Checkmark
Starter Pack: 4-Book Bundle 2012-12-03 George R. R. Martin Bantam Books 978-0-345-54113-0
$34.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni  
GRRM: Eine RRetrospektive 1 2014-12-00 George R. R. Martin Fantasy Productions 978-3-946502-00-5
€29.50?€: Euro
608
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Traumlieder: Zweiter Band 2015-03-00 George R. R. Martin Heyne 978-3-453-31625-6
€14.99?€: Euro
623
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
Nele Schütz?Nele Schuetz
Checkmark
GRRM: RRetrospectiva da obra 2017-00-00 George R. R. Martin LeYa Brasil 978-85-441-0622-8   1104
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Elmo Rosa Checkmark
The Ghost Box 2017-10-00 ed. Patton Oswalt Hingston & Olsen Publishers (H&O #003) 978-0-9952988-2-8
C$40.00?C$: Canadian dollar
 
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
anth Checkmark
Dragon de glace 2019-05-00 George R. R. Martin ActuSF (
Hélios?Helios
#134)
978-2-36629-471-2
€7.90?€: Euro
205
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 Andrew Brase  
Dreamsongs: GRRM: A RRetrospective date unknown George R. R. Martin Gollancz / Orion 0-575-07905-3
£20.00?£: UK pound
1185
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Dominic Harman Checkmark
Dreamsongs: I date unknown George R. R. Martin Gollancz 978-0-7528-9008-1
£9.99?£: UK pound
656
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 Dominic Harman Checkmark
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