# Is "The Third Reich" by Roberto Bolaño a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Third Reich by Roberto Bolaño (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011) is identified by: First American edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, published November 2011, translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer. The Spanish original, El Tercer Reich (posthumous, Anagrama, 2010), is the true first edition of the text.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First American edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, published November 2011, translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer
- Hardcover, ISBN 9780374275624
- A true first prints the full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, with the FSG imprint statement present
- The original dust jacket carries the printed price on the front flap and should not be substituted or clipped for a first-state copy
- Publisher imprint reads Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Roberto Bolaño |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Year | 2011 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First American edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, published November 2011, translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First American edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, published November 2011, translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer. Hardcover, ISBN 9780374275624. A true first prints the full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, with the FSG imprint statement present. The original dust jacket carries the printed price on the front flap and should not be substituted or clipped for a first-state copy.

## Is this the true first?
The Spanish original, El Tercer Reich (posthumous, Anagrama, 2010), is the true first edition of the text. FSG issued the first US English-language edition in November 2011. In the UK, Picador released a paperback in 2011 and a hardcover, issued in slipcase, in 2012; the FSG hardcover therefore holds precedence as the first English hardcover.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition. Later printings alter the number line so it no longer ends in 1; verify the full line on the copyright page rather than relying on the jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Third Reich* by Roberto Bolaño a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-third-reich
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.