NMLP P-004662 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Purple Hibiscus

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill (Workman, US) · 2003

The Algonquin US 2003 printing is the true first edition worldwide. The UK Fourth Estate 2004 issue is the first UK appearance but does not precede the US first. A key Adichie precedence point.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-004662 for "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-004662, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).