[PW] Sales figures for "The Violent Bear It Away"

[Dennis Lien]

At 05:40 PM 4/29/2008, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I have a student looking for sales figures for Flannery O'Connor's "The
>Violent Bear It Away".  Specifically, she wants to know how many copies were
>sold the year it was published --most sources I have found indicate it was
>published in 1960, though some say 1955--and how many copies have been sold,
>total.  I haven't found anything useful and could only suggest she contact
>the publisher (Farrar, Straus & Giroux).  Does anyone know of any sources
>for this type of information?
>
>Thank you for any guidance you can provide.
>
>MaryAlice Wade
>ksloudlibrarian at gmail.com


I have an FAQ on this, but I'm afraid the answer usually boils down to
"yes, you need to contact the publisher."  (And that won't always work.)

http://faq.lib.umn.edu/public/showRecord.pl?kbrecordid=108&mode=public


Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // d-lien at umn.edu