| Author | Arkady and Boris Strugatsky |
| Translated by | Aljonna Möckel, Friedrich Griese |
| Imprint | Suhrkamp |
| Editor | Franz Rottensteiner |
| Cover photo | Cinetext |
| Copyright Holder (Translation) | Verlag Das Neue Berlin |
| Licensed from | Verlag Das Neue Berlin |
| Publisher | Suhrkamp Taschenbuch Verlag |
| Publisher Series | Phantastische Bibliothek |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Willy Fleckhaus, Rolf Staudt, Willy Fleckhaus, Rolf Staudt |
| Printed by | Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft |
| Typeset by | IBV Lichtsatz KG, Berlin |
| Afterword by | Stanisław Lem |
| Copyright Holder (Afterword) | Stanisław Lem |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | German |
| Location | Germany |
| Copyright | 1979 |
| This Edition Published | 1981 |
| This Impression | 2002 |
| Pages / Font | 214 pages |
| Catalog Number | 670 |
| Series Number | 49 |
| Impression/Printing No. | 9 |
| Printer's Key | 9 10 11 12 13 14 - 07 06 05 04 03 02 |
| ISBN 10 | 3-518-37170-3 |
| Barcode | 9 783518 371701 |
| Price | € 8,50 |
| Notes | Copyright 1979 (1976) |
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