# Is "The Insufferable Gaucho" by Roberto Bolaño a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Insufferable Gaucho by Roberto Bolaño (New Directions, 2010) is identified by: New Directions (New York) 2010, first English-language edition, issued as a hardcover original with dust jacket; ISBN 0811217167 / 9780811217163; translated by Chris Andrews. First English-language edition of El gaucho insufrible (Spanish 2003), a collection of five stories and two essays.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- New Directions (New York) 2010, first English-language edition, issued as a hardcover original with dust jacket
- ISBN 0811217167 / 9780811217163; translated by Chris Andrews
- The first printing bears the New Directions imprint and carries a full number line ending in 1; the hardcover had a small print run and is scarce
- Publisher imprint reads New Directions
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Roberto Bolaño |
| Publisher | New Directions |
| Year | 2010 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | New Directions (New York) 2010, first English-language edition, issued as a hardcover… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
New Directions (New York) 2010, first English-language edition, issued as a hardcover original with dust jacket; ISBN 0811217167 / 9780811217163; translated by Chris Andrews. The first printing bears the New Directions imprint and carries a full number line ending in 1; the hardcover had a small print run and is scarce.

## Is this the true first?
First English-language edition of El gaucho insufrible (Spanish 2003), a collection of five stories and two essays.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition; a New Directions paperback followed the hardcover, so confirm the hardcover binding and full number line for the first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Insufferable Gaucho* by Roberto Bolaño a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-insufferable-gaucho
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.