# Is "Death in the Andes" by Mario Vargas Llosa a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996) is identified by: First US edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1996, stating 'First edition' on the copyright page; translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman (ISBN 0374140014). First edition in English of Lituma en los Andes (Spanish original 1993, winner of the Premio Planeta).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First US edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1996, stating 'First edition' on the copyright page; translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman (ISBN 0374140014)
- A hardcover of 276 pages bound in black and gray cloth lettered in black
- The first-issue dust jacket was designed by Michael Ian Kaye and carries the author photograph by Jerry Bauer on the rear panel; the jacket should retain its printed front-flap price
- Publisher imprint reads Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Mario Vargas Llosa |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Year | 1996 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First US edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1996, stating 'First edition' on… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First US edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1996, stating 'First edition' on the copyright page; translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman (ISBN 0374140014). A hardcover of 276 pages bound in black and gray cloth lettered in black. The first-issue dust jacket was designed by Michael Ian Kaye and carries the author photograph by Jerry Bauer on the rear panel; the jacket should retain its printed front-flap price.

## Is this the true first?
First edition in English of Lituma en los Andes (Spanish original 1993, winner of the Premio Planeta). The FSG hardcover is the first appearance in English; a Faber and Faber UK edition also appeared in 1996, but the FSG issue is the true first in English.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable book club edition affecting the first-printing identification. The later St. Martin's/Picador trade paperback (ISBN 0312427255) is a reprint and not to be confused with the FSG hardcover first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Death in the Andes* by Mario Vargas Llosa a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/death-in-the-andes
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.