The Word for World Is Forest
| First published | 1976 |
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| Publisher | Berkley/Putnam |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Novel |
| ISBN | 0399117164 |
| Cover art | Richard Powers (artist) |
| Pages | 189 |
Notes
The Word for Word is Forest is about 41,300 words long. It was not substantially revised after "Again, Dangerous Visions". Le Guin wrote this work under the title The Little Green Men, but it got retitled by Harlan Ellison: "I wrote The Little Green Men (its first editor, Harlan Ellison, retitled it, with my rather morose permission) in the winter of 1968" (quote from Author's Introduction to The Word for World Is Forest).
The year of publication is not stated on the book; it is taken from Currey. The only notice given is ©1972 which refers to the publication in "Again, Dangerous Visions". The ISBN is given as an SBN, without the leading zero.
"First separate edition in English." - Currey
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Hugo Award | Best Novella | Winner |
| 1973 | Locus Poll Award | Best Novella | Runner-up |
| 1973 | Nebula Award | Novella | Nominee/Finalist |
| 2012 | Locus Online | 20th Century Novella | Runner-up |
Other Editions
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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1976 | Berkley Medallion | Paperback | Novel | D3279 | Richard Powers (artist) | 169 |
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1977 | Gollancz | Hardcover | Novel | 128 | ||
| The Word for World Is Forest | 1978 | Berkley Books | Paperback | Novel | 169 | |||
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1980 | Panther / Granada | Paperback | Novel | Peter Elson | 128 | |
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1980 | Panther / Granada | Paperback | Novel | Peter Elson | 128 | |
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1980 | Panther / Granada | Paperback | Novel | Peter Elson | 128 | |
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1981 | Berkley Books | Paperback | Novel | Richard Courtney | 169 | |
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1982 | Berkley Books | Paperback | Novel | Richard Courtney | 169 | |
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1982 | Berkley Books | Paperback | Novel | Richard Courtney | 169 | |
| The Word for World Is Forest | 1983 | Berkley Books | Paperback | Novel | 169 | |||
| The Word for World Is Forest | 1984 | Berkley Books | Paperback | Novel | 169 | |||
| The Word for World Is Forest | 1989 | Ace Books | Paperback | Novel | 176 | |||
| The Word for World Is Forest | 1989 | Ace Books | Paperback | Novel | Richard Courtney | 169 | ||
| The Word for World Is Forest | 1992 | Ace Books | Paperback | Novel | 169 | |||
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2006 | Tor Teen | Paperback | Novel | 144 | ||
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2009 | Audible Studios | digital audio download | Novel | Richard Powers (artist) | ||
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2010 | Tor | eBook | Novel | Darrell Gulin | ||
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2010 | Tor | Trade Paperback | Novel | Darrell Gulin | 189 | |
| The Word for World Is Forest | 2010 | Tor / SFBC | Hardcover | Novel | 1332088 | 192 | ||
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2015 | Gollancz / Orion | Trade Paperback | Novel | Christopher Gibbs | 128 | |
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2015 | Gollancz / Orion | Trade Paperback | Novel | Christopher Gibbs | 128 | |
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2015 | Gollancz / Orion | eBook | Novel | Christopher Gibbs | ||
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2022 | Gollancz / Orion | Trade Paperback | Novel | Autun Purser | xiv+113 | |
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2024 | Gollancz / Orion | Trade Paperback | Novel | Autun Purser | xiv+113 |