# Is "My Michael (Mikha'el Sheli)" by Amos Oz a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of My Michael (Mikha'el Sheli) by Amos Oz (Chatto & Windus, 1972) is identified by: First English edition, 1972, translated by Nicholas de Lange. The 1972 issue is the first English edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First English edition, 1972, translated by Nicholas de Lange
- Both the UK Chatto & Windus and the US Knopf (Borzoi colophon, FIRST AMERICAN EDITION statement) appeared in 1972, in cloth with dust jacket
- The Hebrew original appeared in 1968
- This was the first of de Lange's many translations of Oz
- Publisher imprint reads Chatto & Windus
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Amos Oz |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
| Year | 1972 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First English edition, 1972, translated by Nicholas de Lange |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First English edition, 1972, translated by Nicholas de Lange. Both the UK Chatto & Windus and the US Knopf (Borzoi colophon, FIRST AMERICAN EDITION statement) appeared in 1972, in cloth with dust jacket. The Hebrew original appeared in 1968. This was the first of de Lange's many translations of Oz.

## Is this the true first?
The 1972 issue is the first English edition. UK Chatto & Windus and US Knopf are near-simultaneous and precedence is not firmly documented, so verify by imprint and jacket on the copy in hand.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Bantam and Vintage paperbacks are reprints. For the US first, confirm the Borzoi FIRST AMERICAN EDITION statement.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *My Michael (Mikha'el Sheli)* by Amos Oz a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/my-michael-mikhael-sheli
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.