# Is "Snow (Kar)" by Orhan Pamuk a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Snow (Kar) by Orhan Pamuk (Alfred A. Knopf, 2004) is identified by: First English edition, 2004, translated by Maureen Freely. Both the US Knopf and the UK Faber editions appeared in 2004.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First English edition, 2004, translated by Maureen Freely
- The US Knopf issue carries the Borzoi colophon and a number line including 1 on the first printing, with a priced dust jacket
- Faber & Faber issued the UK edition the same year
- The Turkish original appeared in 2002
- Publisher imprint reads Alfred A. Knopf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Orhan Pamuk |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year | 2004 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First English edition, 2004, translated by Maureen Freely |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First English edition, 2004, translated by Maureen Freely. The US Knopf issue carries the Borzoi colophon and a number line including 1 on the first printing, with a priced dust jacket. Faber & Faber issued the UK edition the same year. The Turkish original appeared in 2002.

## Is this the true first?
Both the US Knopf and the UK Faber editions appeared in 2004. Same-year US/UK precedence is not firmly documented, so verify by the imprint on the copy in hand rather than assuming US priority. Pamuk received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Vintage and Faber paperbacks are reprints.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Snow (Kar)* by Orhan Pamuk a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/snow-kar
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.