Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
by Tom Robbins
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues is Tom Robbins's second novel, first published by Houghton Mifflin in 1976, in hardback and trade paperback at the same time. It follows Sissy Hankshaw, a hitchhiker born with enormous thumbs, and was filmed by Gus Van Sant in 1993.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Houghton Mifflin, 1976
- First published
- Houghton Mifflin, 1976
- First UK edition
- Corgi, 1977
The first edition of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins was published in Boston by Houghton Mifflin in 1976. We track 2 editions.
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues film, 1993
In print
- Editions recorded
- 25 on Open Library, 23 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 6 languages
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More by Tom Robbins
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- Still Life with Woodpecker1980 · 2 editions
- Jitterbug Perfume1984 · 2 editions
- Skinny Legs and All1990 · 2 editions
- Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas1994 · 2 editions
- Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates2000 · 1 edition
- Villa Incognito2003 · 1 edition
- Wild Ducks Flying Backward2005 · 1 edition
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Who published the first edition of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues?
The first edition of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins was published in Boston by Houghton Mifflin in 1976.
How many editions of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues are there?
We track 2 editions of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has Even Cowgirls Get the Blues been adapted?
Yes, including Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (film, 1993), according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (novel), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Even cowgirls get the blues (Corgi, London, 1977), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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