ðə dˈoːɹ wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli pˈʌblɪʃt ɪn hˈʌŋɡɚɹi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, ænd tɹænslˈeɪɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv baɪ stˈɛfən dɹˈæfɑːn fɔːɹ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən, ænd ɐɡˈɛn ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv baɪ lˈɛn ɹˈɪks fɔːɹ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən.
The Door was originally published in Hungary in 1987, and translated into English in 1995 by Stefan Draughon for American publication, and again in 2005 by Len Rix for British publication.