NMLP P-036916 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19

Strong Motion

Jonathan Franzen · Farrar, Straus and Giroux · 1992

The US Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover is the true first; the British edition follows. Franzen's second novel, scarcer than the later bestsellers.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-036916 for "Strong Motion" by Jonathan Franzen (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-036916, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).