# Is "The Third Reich" by Roberto Bolaño a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Third Reich by Roberto Bolaño (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011) is identified by: First American edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, November 2011, translated by Natasha Wimmer. The Spanish original, El Tercer Reich (posthumous, 2010), is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First American edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, November 2011, translated by Natasha Wimmer
- Hardcover, ISBN 9780374275624
- A true first prints the full number line ending in 1
- Publisher imprint reads Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Roberto Bolaño |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Year | 2011 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First American edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, November 2011, translated by Natasha… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First American edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, November 2011, translated by Natasha Wimmer. Hardcover, ISBN 9780374275624. A true first prints the full number line ending in 1.

## Is this the true first?
The Spanish original, El Tercer Reich (posthumous, 2010), is the true first. FSG issued the first US English edition in 2011; Picador published the UK edition the same year.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Third Reich* by Roberto Bolaño a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-third-reich
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.