NMLP P-000124 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Orphan Master's Son

Adam Johnson · Random House (New York) · 2012

The US Random House 2012 hardcover is the true first edition; 'First Edition' plus a number line ending in 1 confirms a first printing. The 2013 Pulitzer followed the board declining to award a 2012 Fiction prize.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-000124 for "The Orphan Master's Son" by Adam Johnson (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-000124, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).