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Title: In the Bowl Title Record # 50783
Author: John Varley
Date: 1975-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Eight Worlds
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1978ⓘTranslated by Roderick van Rhyn
 Dutch In de kom
1978ⓘTranslated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch
 German In der Schüssel
1979ⓘTranslated by Claudine Arcilla-Borraz
 French A l'intérieur de la boule
1979ⓘTranslated by Michel Deutsch
 French Dans le chaudron
1984ⓘTranslated by Domingo Santos.
 Spanish En el cuenco
1984ⓘ
  • Translated by Boban Knežević & Aleksandar B. Nedeljković & Miodrag Milovanović
Serbian U peharu [as by
Džon Varli?Dzon Varli
]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
7 1976 Locus Best Novelette
Nomination 1977 Nebula Novelette

Publications

Displaying all variants and translations • Do not display translations • Do not display variants or translations

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1975 1975-12-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Mercury Press, Inc.  
$1.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 164
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 Mazey , Schell Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5 1976-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-02136-5
£4.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 296
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #5 1976-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Ballantine Books 0-345-25064-8
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xi+
367
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 Best Science Fiction of the Year #5 1976-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Ballantine Books 0-345-25064-8
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 xi+
367
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 Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 22nd Series 1977-12-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Doubleday 0-385-12451-1
$7.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 ix+
273
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth David November Checkmark
Best Science Fiction of the Year 1, Part Two 1978-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Peacock Books / Penguin 0-14-047145-6   220+
[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.
 anth Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Katapult zu den Sternen 1978-00-00 ed. Manfred Kluge Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3623) 3-453-30533-7
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 158
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 Blair Wilkins Checkmark
Retrograde zomer 1978-00-00 John Varley Meulenhoff (M=SF #138) 90-290-0569-6   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.
 coll Michael Whelan Checkmark
Nebula Winners Twelve 1978-02-00 ed. Gordon R. Dickson Harper & Row 0-06-011078-3
$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiv+
242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Kim Kasow Checkmark
The Persistence of Vision 1978-07-00 John Varley The Dial Press/James Wade / SFBC 3441
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiv+
272
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jim Burns Checkmark
The Persistence of Vision 1978-07-00 John Varley The Dial Press/James Wade (Quantum Science Fiction #4) 0-8037-6866-4
$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xv+
316
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jim Burns Checkmark
In the Hall of the Martian Kings 1978-09-00 John Varley Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-98504-6
£5.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xvii+
316
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 22nd Series 1978-09-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Ace Books 0-441-05461-7
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 407
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 Patrick Woodroffe Checkmark
In the Hall of the Martian Kings 1978-10-00 John Varley Orbit / Futura (Quantum Science Fiction) 0-7088-8036-3
£1.10?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xv+
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Nebula Winners Twelve 1978-12-00 ed. Gordon R. Dickson Harper & Row 0-06-011078-3
$?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiv+
242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Kim Kasow Checkmark
De meest fantastische sf verhalen van Meulenhoff 1979-00-00 ed. Mark Carpentier Alting Meulenhoff (M=SF #153) 90-290-1242-0   352
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Fiction, #298 1979-02-00 ed. Daniel Riche OPTA  
F12.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999
 198
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 Jean-Louis Floch  
Nebula Winners Twelve 1979-04-00 ed. Gordon R. Dickson Bantam Books 0-553-12477-3
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xv+
253
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
Persistance de la vision 1979-04-17 John Varley
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#277)		     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
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
  
The Persistence of Vision 1979-08-00 John Varley Dell (Quantum Science Fiction #4) 0-440-17311-6
$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xv+
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 Jim Burns Checkmark
The Persistence of Vision 1979-08-00 John Varley Dell (Quantum Science Fiction #4) 0-440-17311-6
C$2.25?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 xv+
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 Jim Burns Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction 1980-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Priam Books / Arbor House 0-87795-266-3
$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
754
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 Antler & Baldwin, Inc. Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction 1980-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Arbor House 0-87795-246-9
$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
754
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Antler & Baldwin, Inc. Checkmark
Avontuur in ruimte & tijd, #7 1981-00-00 ed. Editors of Avontuur in ruimte & tijd De Tijdruimte  
ƒ2.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999
 64
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 Peter Elson Checkmark
Quantum Special 2 1981-03-00 uncredited Sidgwick & Jackson (Quantum Special #2) 0-283-98585-2
£8.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 414+
xvii+
316
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
Mehr Voraussichten 1981-07-00 John Varley Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #23382) 3-442-23382-8
DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 125
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
 Checkmark
La persistencia de la visión 1984-00-00 John Varley Martínez Roca (Super Ficción (1ª época) #88) 84-270-0848-1   173
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 Salinas Blanch  
Monolit, Science Fiction almanah 1984-04-00 ed.
Boban Knežević?Boban Knezevic
 Izdanje prevodilaca, Monolit (Monolit #1)     510
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
Dobrosav-Bob Živković?Dobrosav-Bob Zivkovic
Dobrosav-Bob Zhivkovich
 Checkmark
The Persistence of Vision 1984-11-00 John Varley Berkley Books 0-425-07300-9
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xv+
288
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 Warhola Checkmark
Persistance de la vision 1985-01-17 John Varley
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#277)		 2-207-30277-6   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
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
  
La persistencia de la visión 1986-00-00 John Varley Orbis (Biblioteca de Ciencia Ficción #26) 84-7634-306-X   256
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  
Monolit, Science Fiction almanah 1987-00-00 ed.
Boban Knežević?Boban Knezevic
 Izdanje prevodilaca, Monolit (Monolit #1)     510
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
Dobrosav Bob Živković?Dobrosav Bob Zivkovic
Dobrosav Bob Zhivkovic
 Checkmark
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century 1987-11-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Avenel Books 0-517-64124-0
$8.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 x+
726
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Romas  
The Persistence of Vision 1988-04-00 John Varley Ace Books 0-441-66221-8
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xv+
288
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 Warhola Checkmark
Not the Only Planet: Science Fiction Travel Stories 1998-00-00 ed. Damien Broderick Lonely Planet Australia 0-86442-582-1
A$16.95?A$: Australian dollar. ISO code: AUD
 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 David O'Brien Checkmark
Persistance de la vision 2000-09-14 John Varley
Denoël?Denoel
(Folio SF #17)		 2-07-041592-9   510
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 Ellen Martorelli  
Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe and Other Stories 2013-04-00 John Varley Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-528-4
$45.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 338
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Vincent Chong Checkmark
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Avenel Books 0-517-64124-0
$8.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 x+
726
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Romas Checkmark
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