Anna Burns Reading Order
2 series · 32 books · Born 1962
Anna Burns was a renowned Northern Irish author celebrated for her unique narrative style and compelling storytelling. With 32 published works spanning two series, as well as standalone novels and contributions to Faber Stories, she garnered acclaim for her novel Milkman, which won multiple prestigious awards, including the 2018 Booker Prize. Active from 1955 until 2021, Burns left an enduring impact on the literary landscape.
Faber Stories Series
Complete28 books (1955–2019)
Start with A Good Man Is Hard To Find(By: Flannery O'Connor), the first of 28 books in the Faber Stories series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  A Good Man Is Hard To Find(By: Flannery O'Connor) 1955Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | The Inner Room(By: Robert Aickman) 1968Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Daughters of Passion(By: Julia O'Faolain) 1982Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Giacomo Joyce(By: Richard Ellmann) 1983Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Homeland(By: Barbara Kingsolver) 1989Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Shanti(By: Vikram Chandra) 1997Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Sonny Liston Was a Friend of Mine(By: Thom Jones) 1998Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | An Elegy for Easterly(By: Petina Gappah) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | The Shielding of Mrs Forbes(By: Alan Bennett) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | The Cheater's Guide to Love(By: Junot Díaz) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Mostly Hero 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | Mrs Fox(By: Sarah Hall) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  Mr Salary(By: Sally Rooney) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | A River in Egypt(By: David Means) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  Come Rain or Come Shine(By: Kazuo Ishiguro) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  Cosmopolitan(By: Akhil Sharma) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | Dante and the Lobster(By: Samuel Beckett) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | Fairy Tales(By: Marianne Moore) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Ghostly Stories(By: Celia Fremlin) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  Intruders(By: Adrian Tomine) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | Mary Ventura and The Ninth Kingdom(By: Sylvia Plath) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Paradise(By: Edna O'Brien) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | Terrific Mother(By: Lorrie Moore) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 | The Country Funeral(By: John McGahern) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 | The Forester's Daughter(By: Claire Keegan) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 | The Lydia Steptoe Stories(By: Djuna Barnes) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 |  The Victim(By: P.D. James) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 | Three Types of Solitude(By: Brian W. Aldiss) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
Standalone Novels Series
Likely Complete4 books (2001–2021)
Start with No Bones, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Anna Burns written?
- Anna Burns has written 32 books across 2 series. Their published works span from 1955 to 2021.
- What is the first book in each Anna Burns series?
- Here are the first books in Anna Burns's series: Faber Stories: A Good Man Is Hard To Find(By: Flannery O'Connor).
- What order should I read Anna Burns's books?
- We recommend reading Anna Burns's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Are Anna Burns's series complete?
- Anna Burns has 1 completed series.