# Is "...Y No Se Lo Tragó La Tierra first" by Tomás Rivera a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of ...Y No Se Lo Tragó La Tierra first by Tomás Rivera (Quinto Sol, 1971) is identified by: True first edition: Quinto Sol Publications, Berkeley, 1971. The 1971 Quinto Sol bilingual edition with the Herminio Ríos translation is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first edition: Quinto Sol Publications, Berkeley, 1971
- It is a bilingual issue printing Rivera's Spanish text with a facing-page English translation by Herminio Ríos (titled...and the earth did not part), so a genuine first is the dual-language Ríos version, not a Spanish-only or English-only text
- The novel had won the Premio Quinto Sol in 1970 ahead of its 1971 publication; it is the foundational work of the modern Chicano literary canon
- Publisher imprint reads Quinto Sol
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Tomás Rivera |
| Publisher | Quinto Sol |
| Year | 1971 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | True first edition: Quinto Sol Publications, Berkeley, 1971 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
True first edition: Quinto Sol Publications, Berkeley, 1971. It is a bilingual issue printing Rivera's Spanish text with a facing-page English translation by Herminio Ríos (titled...and the earth did not part), so a genuine first is the dual-language Ríos version, not a Spanish-only or English-only text. The novel had won the Premio Quinto Sol in 1970 ahead of its 1971 publication; it is the foundational work of the modern Chicano literary canon.

## Is this the true first?
The 1971 Quinto Sol bilingual edition with the Herminio Ríos translation is the true first. The widely read Evangelina Vigil-Piñón English translation (Arte Público, 1987) is a later, separate translation and not the first edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions and later printings reprint the text but are not the first edition and are far less collectible. The press that created the Chicano literary canon. All four Premio Quinto Sol winners are now deceased — their signature pools are closed. Use the points above to be certain — see book-club edition vs. first edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *...Y No Se Lo Tragó La Tierra first* by Tomás Rivera a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/y-no-se-lo-trag-la-tierra-first
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.