# Is "The Discomfort of Evening" by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (trans. Michele Hutchison) a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (trans. Michele Hutchison) (Faber and Faber, 2020) is identified by: First English edition, Faber and Faber (UK), published 5 March 2020, translating the Dutch 'De avond is ongemak'. The Dutch original (Atlas Contact, Amsterdam, January 2018) is the true first of the work.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First English edition, Faber and Faber (UK), published 5 March 2020, translating the Dutch 'De avond is ongemak'
- Paperback original with full number line beginning 1 to the copyright page
- A useful first-printing point: the true first printing has NO mention of the International Booker Prize on the front cover; later printings (same ISBN) add the prize reference
- Winner of the 2020 International Booker Prize, shared by author and translator
- Publisher imprint reads Faber and Faber
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (trans. Michele Hutchison) |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
| Year | 2020 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First English edition, Faber and Faber (UK), published 5 March 2020, translating the Dutch 'De avond is ongemak' |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First English edition, Faber and Faber (UK), published 5 March 2020, translating the Dutch 'De avond is ongemak'. Paperback original with full number line beginning 1 to the copyright page. A useful first-printing point: the true first printing has NO mention of the International Booker Prize on the front cover; later printings (same ISBN) add the prize reference. Winner of the 2020 International Booker Prize, shared by author and translator.

## Is this the true first?
The Dutch original (Atlas Contact, Amsterdam, January 2018) is the true first of the work. The Faber UK edition (5 March 2020) is the true first in English and precedes the Graywolf US edition (18 August 2020).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Graywolf US edition (August 2020) is distinguished by imprint and date; the UK first is told by the number line to 1 and the absence of any International Booker reference on the cover. No book-club edition noted.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Discomfort of Evening* by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (trans. Michele Hutchison) a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-discomfort-of-evening
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.