Elbow Room
1977 short story collection by James Alan McPherson.
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First edition
- Little, Brown, 1977
The first edition of Elbow Room by James Alan McPherson was published in Boston by Little, Brown in 1977. We track 1 edition.
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- Editions recorded
- 7 on Open Library, 7 in English
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- Articles in 1 language
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of Elbow Room?
The first edition of Elbow Room by James Alan McPherson was published in Boston by Little, Brown in 1977.
How many editions of Elbow Room are there?
We track 1 edition of Elbow Room, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Did Elbow Room win any awards?
Yes: Elbow Room won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1978), according to Wikidata.