Flamingo
Flamingo was a defunct HarperCollins literary imprint in London that published UK first editions of Martin Amis's The Information and J. G. Ballard's Super-Cannes.
- Editions tracked
- 29
- First editions
- 7
- Books
- 29
- Years
- 1984 to 2004
About Flamingo
Flamingo was a London literary imprint of HarperCollins, now defunct, whose UK first editions include novels by Martin Amis and J. G. Ballard. HarperCollins itself was formed when News Corp, having bought Harper & Row in 1987, merged it with the British house Collins in 1989; Flamingo now appears among HarperCollins's discontinued imprints.
The imprint's best-known first editions include Martin Amis's The Information (1995), published in the US by Harmony Books and famous for the advance of around £500,000 that Amis received, and J. G. Ballard's late novels Cocaine Nights (1996, hardback) and Super-Cannes (2000), both first published by Flamingo in the UK (Cocaine Nights in London). Other books on its list include Meera Syal's Anita and Me, Penelope Fitzgerald's The Blue Flower, Doris Lessing's The Sweetest Dream and Arundhati Roy's essay collection The Algebra of Infinite Justice.
How to spot a Flamingo first edition
We have not yet written the guide to Flamingo's first-edition conventions. Until we do, check each book's own page: we list its points where we know them. Know how Flamingo marked its firsts? Tell us.
AuthorsIsabel Allende (6)Douglas Coupland (3)Dorothy Allison (2)J. G. Ballard (2)Jhumpa Lahiri (2)Martin Amis (1)George Chauncey (1)Louise Erdrich (1)Penelope Fitzgerald (1)Cristina García (1)
Published by Flamingo
- Flamingo1994 Other Not yet valued I own Cyberia, Flamingo 1994 Log in to want this
- Flamingo1995 Other Not yet valued I own Moo, Flamingo 1995 Log in to want this
- Flamingo1995 Other Not yet valued I own Paula, Flamingo 1995 Log in to want this
- Flamingo1998 Other Not yet valued I own Wasted, Flamingo 1998 Log in to want this
Frequently asked questions
How do I identify a Flamingo first edition?
Check the title page and the copyright page: a Flamingo first edition gives the first date of publication with no later impression or edition stated. Each book's page here lists its own points.
How many Flamingo books does MyVolumes track?
We track 29 editions published by Flamingo, 7 of them first editions, across 29 books.
Where these facts come from
- HarperCollins, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Information (novel), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Cocaine Nights, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Super-Cannes, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Category:Flamingo books, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
Every fact on this page was checked against the sources listed. Checked 19 October 2026.