# Is "Gold Fools" by Gilbert Sorrentino a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Gold Fools by Gilbert Sorrentino (Green Integer, 2001) is identified by: First Green Integer edition (series number 80), 2001. True first is the 2001 Green Integer (Los Angeles/Copenhagen) paperback.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First Green Integer edition (series number 80), 2001
- Small-format trade paperback (wraps), ISBN 1-892295-67-9
- The novel is written entirely in interrogative sentences, a reliable internal identifier
- Confirm via the Green Integer imprint and series number on a priced wrappers copy
- Publisher imprint reads Green Integer
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Gilbert Sorrentino |
| Publisher | Green Integer |
| Year | 2001 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First Green Integer edition (series number 80), 2001 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First Green Integer edition (series number 80), 2001. Small-format trade paperback (wraps), ISBN 1-892295-67-9. The novel is written entirely in interrogative sentences, a reliable internal identifier. Confirm via the Green Integer imprint and series number on a priced wrappers copy.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 2001 Green Integer (Los Angeles/Copenhagen) paperback. No competing first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition of note.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Gold Fools* by Gilbert Sorrentino a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/gold-fools
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.