NMLP P-024258 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Invention of Solitude

Paul Auster · Sun (SUN, New York) · 1982

The Sun paperback original is the true first; there is no preceding hardcover. A Penguin paperback also appeared in 1982 and later reissues (Penguin/Faber) follow, but the Sun wrappers precede them all.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-024258 for "The Invention of Solitude" by Paul Auster (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-024258, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).