NMLP P-012278 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Mumbo Jumbo

Ishmael Reed · Doubleday · 1972

True first is the 1972 Doubleday hardcover; the novel was a 1973 National Book Award finalist in fiction. A Bantam paperback followed in 1973.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-012278 for "Mumbo Jumbo" by Ishmael Reed (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-012278, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).