NMLP P-015437 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Blood Oranges

John Hawkes · New Directions · 1971

The US New Directions edition is the true first. First volume of the trilogy with 'Death, Sleep and the Traveler' (1974) and 'Travesty' (1976).

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-015437 for "The Blood Oranges" by John Hawkes (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-015437, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).