NMLP P-045269 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19

The Barracks

John McGahern · Faber & Faber, London · 1963

UK Faber (London) 1963 is the true first and precedes the US first American edition, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1964 (stated 'First American Edition', dust jacket designed by Ellen Raskin). Written in English, so no translation precedence. Census claim confirmed.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-045269 for "The Barracks" by John McGahern (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-045269, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).