# Is "So Far from God" by Ana Castillo a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of So Far from God by Ana Castillo (W. W. Norton, 1993) is identified by: Norton & Company, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-393-03490-9). The US Norton 1993 hardcover is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Published by W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-393-03490-9)
- The first printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page accompanied by a number line that includes the '1', per Norton's standard practice of the period
- Issued in hardcover with the original price-bearing, unclipped dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads W. W. Norton
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ana Castillo |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton |
| Year | 1993 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Published by W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-393-03490-9) |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Published by W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-393-03490-9). The first printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page accompanied by a number line that includes the '1', per Norton's standard practice of the period. Issued in hardcover with the original price-bearing, unclipped dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
The US Norton 1993 hardcover is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later Plume/Norton paperback reprints are not the hardcover first. Note that Norton occasionally left the 'First Edition' statement on subsequent printings, so the number line including the '1' is the reliable confirming point.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *So Far from God* by Ana Castillo a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/so-far-from-god
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.