NMLP P-031348 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Barracks Thief

Tobias Wolff · Ecco Press · 1984

The US Ecco Press hardcover of 1984 is the true first, with 'first edition' stated on the copyright page. It won the 1985 PEN/Faulkner Award.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-031348 for "The Barracks Thief" by Tobias Wolff (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-031348, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).