Man, Woman and Child
by Erich Segal
Man, Woman and Child is a novel by Erich Segal, first published in 1980 by Harper & Row in New York, with a Granada edition in Britain the same year. It follows a married father who learns he has a son from a brief affair years before, and Segal adapted it for the 1983 film.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First published
- Harper & Row, New York, 1980
- First UK edition
- Granada, 1980
Man, Woman and Child by Erich Segal was first published in 1980. We track 2 editions.
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- Granada1980 Hardback I own Man, Woman and Child, Granada 1980 Log in to want this
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- Editions recorded
- 19 on Open Library, 13 in English
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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We track 2 editions of Man, Woman and Child. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
When was Man, Woman and Child first published?
Man, Woman and Child by Erich Segal was first published in 1980.
Where these facts come from
- Man, Woman and Child (editions), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- Erich Segal, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Man, Woman and Child, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
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