The Hunger and Other Stories
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 First edition cover | |
| Author | Charles Beaumont |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Robert Clyne |
| Language | English |
| Genre | short stories |
| Published | 1957 G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 234 pages |
The Hunger and Other Stories is the first collection of short stories by American writer Charles Beaumont, published in April 1957. A British edition was published in 1964 under the title Shadow Play. In 2013 Valancourt Books released the first new edition in nearly 50 years.
| Title | Originally published in |
|---|---|
| "Miss Gentilbelle" | Previously unpublished |
| "The Vanishing American" | August 1955 issue of F&SF |
| "A Point of Honor" / "I'll Do Anything" | November 1955 issue of Manhunt |
| "Fair Lady" | Previously unpublished |
| "Free Dirt" | May 1955 issue of F&SF |
| "Open House" | Previously unpublished |
| "The Train" | Previously unpublished |
| "The Dark Music" | December 1956 issue of Playboy[1] |
| "The Customers" | Previously unpublished |
| "Last Night in the Rain" / "Sin Tower" | October 1956 issue of Nugget |
| "The Crooked Man" | August 1955 issue of Playboy[2] |
| "Nursery Rhyme" | Previously unpublished |
| "The Murderers" | February 1955 issue of Esquire[3] |
| "The Hunger" | April 1955 issue of Playboy[4] |
| "Tears of the Madonna" | Previously unpublished |
| "The Infernal Bouillabaisse" | Previously unpublished |
| "Black Country" | September 1954 issue of Playboy[5] |