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The Historian

Elizabeth Kostova

First published 2005
Publisher Little, Brown
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
ISBN 0316011770
Cover art Melchoir Lorichs
Pages x+642

Notes

  • $34.95 in Canada.
  • The small sliver of detail on the cover is by an unknown artist ca. 1757.
  • The other art is credited on back flap of dustjacket.
  • Interior art (map duplicated on both endpapers) is signed.
  • Full Library of Congress CIP data on copyright page.
  • "First Edition: June 2005" and "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" on copyright page.
  • U.S. Copyright Office Copyright Number TX0006248080 puts the publication date at 2005-06-14.
  • U.S. Copyright Office Copyright Number V3553D991 shows that movie rights were optioned by Columbia Pictures on 2005-05-13.
    A movie entitled "The Historian" was released in 2014 but has no connection to this book.

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Awards

Year Award Category Status
2005 International Horror Guild Award Best Novel Nominee/Finalist
2006 Lord Ruthven Award Fiction Winner

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Historian Cover 2005 Time Warner AudioBooks audio CD Novel
The Historian Cover 2005 Little, Brown UK Hardcover Novel 656
The Historian Cover 2005 Little, Brown / SFBC Hardcover Novel 1181726 642
The Historian Cover 2006 Time Warner Books UK Trade Paperback Novel 704
The Historian Cover 2006 Back Bay Books Trade Paperback Novel xvi+676+10
The Historian Cover 2008 Little, Brown Trade Paperback Novel xvii+909
The Historian Cover 2009 Back Bay Books Trade Paperback Novel 720
The Historian Cover 2010 Sphere eBook Novel