The Marching Morons (collection)
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| Author | C. M. Kornbluth |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Publication date | 1959 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 158 |
| OCLC | 4054077 |
The Marching Morons (and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories) is a collection of stories by Cyril M. Kornbluth, originally published in paperback by Ballantine Books in 1959. Ballantine reissued the collection in 1963. A Spanish translation, Desfile de Cretines, appeared in 1964.[1] In 1972, the novella from which the collection takes its name was selected by SFWA members as one of the ten best novellas published in the genre before 1966.[2]
- "The Marching Morons" (Galaxy 1951)
- "Dominoes" (Star Science Fiction Stories No.1 1953)
- "The Luckiest Man in Denv" (Galaxy 1952)
- "The Silly Season" (F&SF 1950)
- "MS. Found in a Chinese Fortune Cookie" (F&SF 1957)
- "The Only Thing We Learn" (Startling Stories 1949)
- "The Cosmic Charge Account" (F&SF 1956)
- "I Never Ast No Favors" (F&SF 1954)
- "The Remorseful" (Star Science Fiction Stories No.2 1953)
"The Luckiest Man in Denv" was originally published under Kornbluth's "Simon Eisner" pseudonym.[3]