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Title: The Handler Title Record # 41339
Author: Damon Knight
Date: 1960-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: Inside a popular entertainer, exists a small man longing for attention.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1976ⓘTranslated by Daphné Halin
 French Le manager
1976ⓘTranslated by Gianni Montanari
 Italian Il manovratore
1977ⓘTranslated by Marcial Souto Tizón and José María Aroca.
 Spanish El manipulador
1978ⓘTranslated by Henry-Luc Planchat.
 French Le soigneur
1983ⓘTranslated by Ulrich Kiesow
 German Der Operateur
1992 Italian Il manipolatore
2003ⓘTranslated by Fabio Feminò
 Italian Il manovratore

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Rogue, August 1960 1960-08-00 ed. Editors of Rogue, William L. Hamling        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 mag  
The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F 1960-09-00 ed. Judith Merril Simon & Schuster  
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth H. Lawrence Hoffman Checkmark
The Year's Best S-F: 5th Annual Edition 1961-01-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell F118
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 320
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 Richard Powers (artist) Checkmark
The Year's Best S-F: 5th Annual Edition 1961-05-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell F118
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 320
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 Richard Powers (artist) Checkmark
In Deep 1963-05-00 Damon Knight Berkley Medallion F760
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 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.
 coll Richard Powers (artist) Checkmark
The Best of Sci-Fi 5 1966-10-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower-Dell 0531
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 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.
 anth Checkmark
The Best of Sci-Fi 5 1967-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower-Dell 0531
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 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.
 anth Checkmark
Turning On 1967-06-00 Damon Knight Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2))  
18/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 159
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
SF: The Best of the Best 1967-11-00 ed. Judith Merril Delacorte Press  
$6.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 438
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
SF: The Best of the Best 1968-08-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 0508
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 438
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 Adams Checkmark
SF: The Best of the Best 1968-08-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 0508
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 438
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 Adams Checkmark
The Best of Sci-Fi 5 1969-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower 0-583-10265-4
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 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.
 anth David Davies (artist) Checkmark
Turning On 1969-00-00 Damon Knight Sphere Books 53023
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 159
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 Checkmark
SF The Best of the Best Part Two 1970-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower 0-583-11808-9
6/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 221
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
Above the Human Landscape: A Social Science Fiction Anthology 1972-00-00 ed. Willis E. McNelly, Leon E. Stover Goodyear Publishing 0-87620-003-X   viii+
387
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth B. Buerge Checkmark
Above the Human Landscape: A Social Science Fiction Anthology 1972-00-00 ed. Willis E. McNelly, Leon E. Stover Goodyear Publishing 0-87620-002-1   viii+
387
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 B. Buerge Checkmark
In Deep 1972-00-00 Damon Knight Manor Books 75-444
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 176
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 Checkmark
Another Tomorrow 1974-00-00 ed. Bernard C. Hollister Pflaum 0-8278-0037-1   121
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 Checkmark
Les univers de Damon Knight 1976-02-10 Damon Knight OPTA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation #60) 2-7201-0045-5   486
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Best of Damon Knight 1976-05-00 Damon Knight Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 2474
$2.49?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 ix+
307
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard V. Corben Checkmark
The Best of Damon Knight 1976-09-00 Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-80699-8
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiii+
337
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 Ed Soyka Checkmark
The Best of Damon Knight 1976-09-00 Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-80699-8
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 xiii+
337
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 Ed Soyka Checkmark
Galassia #220 1976-10-01 ed. Gianni Montanari Casa Editrice La Tribuna 220
Lit 800?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 160
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 Bruce Pennington  
Los mundos de Damon Knight 1977-00-00 Damon Knight Acervo (Acervo ciencia/ficción #23) 84-7002-228-8   488
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll El Cubri  
Les fenêtres internes?Les fenetres internes
 1978-05-24 ed. Henri-Luc Planchat Union générale d'éditions (10/18 #1236) 2-264-00891-1   444
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 Pierre Bernard  
The Best of Damon Knight 1980-07-00 Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-83375-8
$2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiii+
337
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 Carl Lundgren  
Die Sechziger Jahre I 1983-10-00 ed. Hans Joachim Alpers, Werner Fuchs Hohenheim (Edition SF im Hohenheim Verlag) 3-8147-0034-1
DM 32.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 404+
[2]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Oliviero Berni Checkmark
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories 1984-03-09 ed. Isaac Asimov, Terry Carr, Martin H. Greenberg Doubleday 0-385-18165-5
$15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xviii+
311
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth One Plus One Studio Checkmark
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories 1985-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Terry Carr, Martin H. Greenberg Avon 0-380-69917-6
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 395
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
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories 1987-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Terry Carr, Martin H. Greenberg Avon 0-380-69917-6
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 395
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  
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories 1988-09-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Terry Carr, Martin H. Greenberg Avon 0-380-69917-6
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 395
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 Great SF Stories #22 (1960) 1991-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #842) 0-88677-465-9 / UE2465
$4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 351
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 Angus McKie Checkmark
The Great SF Stories #22 (1960) 1991-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books 0-88677-465-9 / UE2465
C$5.99?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 351
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 Angus McKie Checkmark
Le grandi storie della fantascienza: 1960 1992-04-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Mondadori (Classici Urania #181)  
Lit 6,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 320
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 Bob Eggleton  
Le grandi storie della fantascienza: 1960 1992-12-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Mondadori (I Libri di Urania #1) 88-04-36102-6
Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 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 Bob Eggleton  
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 1993-10-00 ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin W. W. Norton & Company 0-393-03546-8
$27.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 869
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Dale O'Dell Checkmark
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 1999-06-00 ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin W. W. Norton & Company 0-393-97241-0
$36.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 870
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 Dale O'Dell  
The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume Three 2001-06-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Tor 0-312-86877-4
$25.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 477
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3 2002-04-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Tor 0-312-86876-6
$16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 477
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  
Urania #1479 2003-11-19 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Mondadori 1479
€3.55?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 330
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.
 mag Pierluigi Longo  
Kafkaesque: Stories Inspired by Franz Kafka 2011-11-01 ed. James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel Tachyon Publications 978-1-61696-049-0
$15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 283
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 Josh Beatman Checkmark
Far Out / In Deep / Off Centre / Turning On 2014-08-14 Damon Knight Gollancz / Orion (SF Gateway Omnibus) 978-0-575-11121-9
£20.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xii+
530
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.
 omni Chris Moore Checkmark
The Best of Damon Knight 2020-12-20 Damon Knight ReAnimus Press 979-8-5844-5241-4
$16.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 313
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 Clay Hagebusch  
The Best of Damon Knight 2020-12-21 Damon Knight ReAnimus Press  
$5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Terry Carr, Martin H. Greenberg Avon 0-380-69917-6
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 395
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  
The Best of Damon Knight date unknown Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-83375-8
$2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xiii+
337
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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
The Best of Damon Knight date unknown Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-83375-8
C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 xiii+
337
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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 date unknown ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin W. W. Norton & Company 0-393-03546-8
$27.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 869
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Dale O'Dell  
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 date unknown ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin W. W. Norton & Company 0-393-97241-0   869
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 Dale O'Dell Checkmark
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 date unknown ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin W. W. Norton & Company 0-393-03546-8
$27.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 869
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Dale O'Dell  
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