NMLP P-029245 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Friend

Sigrid Nunez · Riverhead Books · 2018

The US Riverhead hardcover (2018) is the true first; the book won the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction, so genuine first-issue jackets predate any award seal.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-029245 for "The Friend" by Sigrid Nunez (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-029245, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).