# Is "2666" by Roberto Bolaño a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008) is identified by: English true first is the FSG 2008 one-volume hardcover, translated by Natasha Wimmer, with a complete number line including the numeral 1 indicating first printing. FSG 2008 is the first English edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- English true first is the FSG 2008 one-volume hardcover, translated by Natasha Wimmer, with a complete number line including the numeral 1 indicating first printing
- A separate three-volume paperback set in a pictorial slipcase was issued simultaneously and is a distinct first-printing state with a smaller print run; both states are correctly described
- Publisher imprint reads Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Roberto Bolaño |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Year | 2008 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | English true first is the FSG 2008 one-volume hardcover, translated by Natasha Wimmer, with a complete number line including the numeral 1… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
English true first is the FSG 2008 one-volume hardcover, translated by Natasha Wimmer, with a complete number line including the numeral 1 indicating first printing. A separate three-volume paperback set in a pictorial slipcase was issued simultaneously and is a distinct first-printing state with a smaller print run; both states are correctly described.

## Is this the true first?
FSG 2008 is the first English edition. The Spanish 'monumental' edition (Anagrama, Barcelona, 2004) is the true first in any language. The single-volume hardcover and the three-volume boxed paperback are distinct first-edition states issued together.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition. Distinguish the single-volume hardcover first from the simultaneous three-volume paperback boxed set, both first printings. The 2004 Anagrama Spanish edition is the absolute true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *2666* by Roberto Bolaño a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/2666
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.