# Is "Whereabouts (Dove mi trovo)" by Jhumpa Lahiri a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Whereabouts (Dove mi trovo) by Jhumpa Lahiri (Alfred A. Knopf, 2021) is identified by: The first US printing states 'First United States Edition' on the copyright page and carries a number line terminating in 1. The Italian original 'Dove mi trovo' (Guanda, Milan, 2018) is the true first appearance of the text; the Knopf edition (New York, 2021) is the first US edition and the first appearance in English, published April 27, 2021.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The first US printing states 'First United States Edition' on the copyright page and carries a number line terminating in 1
- The novel is self-translated from the Italian by Lahiri and issued in brown paper-covered boards stamped in silver on the spine, in a pictorial dust jacket; a correct first-printing jacket retains its printed price on the front flap and should not be clipped
- ISBN 978-0-593-31831-7
- Publisher imprint reads Alfred A. Knopf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jhumpa Lahiri |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year | 2021 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The first US printing states 'First United States Edition' on the copyright page and carries a number line terminating in 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
The first US printing states 'First United States Edition' on the copyright page and carries a number line terminating in 1. The novel is self-translated from the Italian by Lahiri and issued in brown paper-covered boards stamped in silver on the spine, in a pictorial dust jacket; a correct first-printing jacket retains its printed price on the front flap and should not be clipped. ISBN 978-0-593-31831-7.

## Is this the true first?
The Italian original 'Dove mi trovo' (Guanda, Milan, 2018) is the true first appearance of the text; the Knopf edition (New York, 2021) is the first US edition and the first appearance in English, published April 27, 2021. A UK Bloomsbury edition is a separate first-in-market issue, not the primary first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable book-club edition. The stated 'First United States Edition' with the number line terminating in 1 distinguishes the true first US printing from later Knopf printings.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Whereabouts (Dove mi trovo)* by Jhumpa Lahiri a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/whereabouts-dove-mi-trovo
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.