The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water is Andrea Camilleri's first Inspector Montalbano novel, published in Italian as La forma dell'acqua by Sellerio of Palermo in 1994. Stephen Sartarelli's English translation followed in 2002, and RAI filmed it for television in 2000 with Luca Zingaretti.
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- Sellerio, 1994
- First published
- Sellerio, Palermo, 1994
- Series
- Commissario Montalbano
The first edition of The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri was published in Palermo by Sellerio in 1994. We track 3 editions.
Which edition do you have?
First edition
- 1st Sellerio1994 Paperback · Commissario Montalbano 1 I own The Shape of Water, Sellerio 1994 Log in to want this
Later and other editions
- Viking2002 Other · Commissario Montalbano 1 I own The Shape of Water, Viking 2002 Log in to want this
- Wheeler Pub2004 Other · Commissario Montalbano 1 I own The Shape of Water, Wheeler Pub 2004 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Setting and characters
- Characters
- Salvo Montalbano
- Genre
- mystery fiction, crime fiction
Read next
- Followed by
- The Terracotta Dog
In print
- Editions recorded
- 10 on Open Library, 8 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 11 languages
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 The Shape of Water?
The first edition of The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri was published in Palermo by Sellerio in 1994.
How many editions of The Shape of Water are there?
We track 3 editions of The Shape of Water, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
What should I read after The Shape of Water?
In order, it is followed by The Terracotta Dog, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- The Shape of Water (novel), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- La forma dell'acqua, Wikipedia (Italian) (it.wikipedia.org)
- The Shape of Water editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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