# Is "What Are You Like?" by Anne Enright a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of What Are You Like? by Anne Enright (Jonathan Cape, 2000) is identified by: First edition published by Jonathan Cape, London, 2000, as 'a Jonathan Cape Original' paperback (ISBN 0224060635); first edition, first printing. The UK Cape paperback original (2000) is the first edition; the US Atlantic Monthly Press hardcover (ISBN 0871138166) was also published in 2000, so this is a same-year situation with the UK original generally taken as the first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition published by Jonathan Cape, London, 2000, as 'a Jonathan Cape Original' paperback (ISBN 0224060635); first edition, first printing
- Enright's second novel; shortlisted for the 2000 Whitbread Novel Award and a winner of the Encore Award
- Publisher imprint reads Jonathan Cape
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anne Enright |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
| Year | 2000 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition published by Jonathan Cape, London, 2000, as 'a Jonathan Cape Original' paperback (ISBN 0224060635); first edition, first… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition published by Jonathan Cape, London, 2000, as 'a Jonathan Cape Original' paperback (ISBN 0224060635); first edition, first printing. Enright's second novel; shortlisted for the 2000 Whitbread Novel Award and a winner of the Encore Award.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Cape paperback original (2000) is the first edition; the US Atlantic Monthly Press hardcover (ISBN 0871138166) was also published in 2000, so this is a same-year situation with the UK original generally taken as the first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later Vintage/Penguin paperbacks are reprints; note that the UK first is a paperback original, not a hardcover.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *What Are You Like?* by Anne Enright a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/what-are-you-like
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.