Soho Press, 1994 cover
Cover of the Soho Press, 1994 edition of this book. The Abacus 1995 jacket has not been photographed yet.
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Soho Press first published Danticat's first novel in New York in 1994. The first British edition is the Abacus paperback, London, 1995, ISBN 0 349 10615 0, 234 pages. No earlier UK hardback has been found. One dealer calls a signed copy the first UK edition, first printing, and describes it as a paperback original. An uncorrected proof of the Abacus edition exists in pictorial wrappers, with cover art different from the American edition. Some listings give this ISBN with a Vintage or Random House imprint, but every library record has it as Abacus.
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Abacus, London, in 1995.
Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 10 November 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.
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