Orson Welles' radio dramatization of this story first aired in two parts on the program Suspense (May 18 & 25, 1944), and rebroadcast in one airing on February 7, 1948. A recording released in 1982 won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. Also available online at The Escape and Suspense Website.
First published in Black Mask as a serial in September, October, November 1942 issues.
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Retro Hugo Award | Best Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1943 |
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Donovan's Brain | Alfred A. Knopf | Novel | 1 |
| 1944 | Donovan's Brain | Chapman & Hall | Novel | ||
| February 1944 |
|
Donovan's Brain | Triangle Books | Novel | |
| April 1945 |
|
Donovan's Brain | The American Mercury | Novel | |
| June 1945 |
|
Donovan's Brain | Editions for the Armed Services | Novel | |
| August 1950 |
|
Donovan's Brain | Bantam Books | Novel | 1 |
| August 1950 |
|
Famous Fantastic Mysteries, August 1950 | All-Fiction Field, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 54 |
| August 1950 |
|
Famous Fantastic Mysteries, August 1950 | All-Fiction Field, Inc. (Canada) | MAGAZINE | 54 |
| 1951 |
|
Der Zauberlehrling | Nest | Novel | |
| 1951 |
|
El cerebro de Donovan | Librería Hachette | Novel | |
| 1952 |
|
Donovan's Brain | Corgi | Novel | |
| 1954 |
|
O cérebro de Donovan | Livros do Brasil | Novel | |
| October 1954 |
|
I Romanzi di Urania #60 | Mondadori | MAGAZINE | 3 |
| October 1955 |
|
Häpna!, oktober 1955 | Grafiska Förlaget Kindberg & Söner | MAGAZINE | |
| November 1955 |
|
Häpna!, november 1955 | Grafiska Förlaget Kindberg & Söner | MAGAZINE | 84 |
| December 1955 |
|
Häpna!, december 1955 | Grafiska Förlaget Kindberg & Söner | MAGAZINE | |
| January 1956 |
|
Häpna!, januari 1956 | Grafiska Förlaget Kindberg & Söner | MAGAZINE | 70 |
| February 1956 |
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Häpna!, februari 1956 | Grafiska Förlaget Kindberg & Söner | MAGAZINE | |
| March 1956 |
|
Häpna!, mars 1956 | Grafiska Förlaget Kindberg & Söner | MAGAZINE | |
| April 1956 |
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Häpna!, april 1956 | Grafiska Förlaget Kindberg & Söner | MAGAZINE | 93 |
| December 1957 |
|
ドノヴァンの脳髄 | 早川書房 | Novel | |
| 1960 |
|
Donovan's Brain | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers | Novel | 9 |
| September 1960 |
|
Donovans Gehirn | Heyne | Novel | |
| November 1961 |
|
Donovan's Brain | Popular Library | Novel | |
| November 1961 |
|
Donovan's Brain | Popular Library | Novel | |
| 1963 |
|
Donovans brein | Het Spectrum | Novel | |
| September 1968 |
|
Donovans Gehirn | Moewig | Novel | |
| July 1969 |
|
Donovan's Brain | Berkley Medallion | Novel | |
| 1971 |
|
Ondskans makt | B. Wahlström | Novel | |
| April 1971 |
|
Donovan's Brain | Barrie & Jenkins | Novel | |
| 1972 |
|
Donovan's Brain | Tandem | Novel | 7 |
| November 1972 |
|
Il cervello di Donovan | Garzanti | Novel | |
| 1973 |
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Ondskabens magt | Winther | Novel | |
| 1973 |
|
Ondskapens makt | Fredhøis Forlag A/S | Novel | |
| April 1977 |
|
Donovans brein | Luitingh | Novel | |
| 1983 |
|
Ondskapens makt | Fredhøis Forlag A/S | Novel | |
| June 1984 |
|
Donovans Gehirn | Heyne | Novel | 5 |
| July 1985 |
|
Donovan's Brain | Carroll & Graf | Novel | |
| November 1992 |
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Donovan's Brain & Hauser's Memory | Leisure Books | Omnibus | 15 |
| July 1999 |
|
Donovan's Brain | Pulpless.Com | Novel | 11 |
| October 2016 |
|
Donovan's Brain | Pickle Partners Publishing | Novel |