# Is "The Kraus Project" by Jonathan Franzen a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Kraus Project by Jonathan Franzen (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013) is identified by: Stated 'First edition, 2013' on the copyright page with a full number line descending to 1. US FSG first edition is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Stated 'First edition, 2013' on the copyright page with a full number line descending to 1
- Bilingual German-English edition
- Franzen's translation and annotation of Karl Kraus, with additional notes by Paul Reitter and Daniel Kehlmann
- ISBN 9780374182212
- Publisher imprint reads Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jonathan Franzen |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Year | 2013 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Stated 'First edition, 2013' on the copyright page with a full number line descending to 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Stated 'First edition, 2013' on the copyright page with a full number line descending to 1. Bilingual German-English edition; Franzen's translation and annotation of Karl Kraus, with additional notes by Paul Reitter and Daniel Kehlmann. ISBN 9780374182212.

## Is this the true first?
US FSG first edition is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Kraus Project* by Jonathan Franzen a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-kraus-project
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.