Gabriel García Márquez Reading Order
6 series · 77 books · Born 1927-03-06
Gabriel García Márquez was a renowned Colombian author known for his magical realism and profound storytelling. With a prolific career spanning from 1955 to 2024, he penned 77 works across six series, including novels, novellas, and essays, with his most celebrated piece being "One Hundred Years of Solitude." His influential writings have left a lasting impact on literature, earning him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982.
Anthologies Series
Complete10 books (1983–2018)
Start with Granta 9: John Berger: Boris, the first of 10 books in the Anthologies series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Granta 9: John Berger: Boris 1983Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Magical Realist Fiction 1984Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Travel Writing 1984Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  The Penguin Book of Latin American Short Stories 1992Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Seventh Annual Collection 1994Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: Tenth Annual Collection 1996Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories 1997Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories 1999Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Writers: Their Lives and Works 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
Non-Fiction Series
Complete6 books (1986–2019)
Start with Clandestine in Chile, the first of 6 books in the Non-Fiction series.
Short Stories/Novellas Series
Complete3 books (1962–1970)
Start with Big Mama’s Funeral and read in order.
Short Story Collections Series
Complete5 books (1955–1992)
Start with Leaf Storm and Other Stories, the first of 5 books in the Short Story Collections series.
Standalone Novels Series
Ongoing12 books (1967–2024)
Start with One Hundred Years of Solitude, the first of 12 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 | One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  In Evil Hour 1968Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  The Autumn of the Patriarch 1976Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Chronicle of a Death Foretold 1981Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  The Fragrance of the Guava 1982Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Love in the Time of Cholera 1985Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor 1986Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  The General in His Labyrinth 1989Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Of Love and Other Demons 1994Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  News of a Kidnapping 1996Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  Memories of My Melancholy Whores 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | Until August(With: Anne McLean) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
The Last Interview Series
Likely Complete41 books (2005–2023)
Start with Learning To Live Finally(By: Jacques Derrida), the first of 41 books in the The Last Interview series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Learning To Live Finally(By: Jacques Derrida) 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Roberto Bolaño(By: Roberto Bolaño) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Kurt Vonnegut(By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Jorge Luis Borges(By: Jorge Luis Borges) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Hannah Arendt(By: Hannah Arendt) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | David Foster Wallace: In His Own Words(By: David Foster Wallace) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | James Baldwin(By: James Baldwin,Quincy Troupe) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | Ray Bradbury(By: Ray Bradbury,Sam Weller) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Ernest Hemingway(By: Ernest Hemingway) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Gabriel García Márquez 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Lou Reed(By: Lou Reed) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | Nora Ephron(By: Nora Ephron) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | Philip K. Dick(By: Philip K. Dick) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | David Bowie(By: David Bowie) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | J. D. Salinger(By: J.D. Salinger) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | Jane Jacobs(By: Jane Jacobs) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | Oliver Sacks(By: Oliver Sacks) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | Christopher Hitchens(By: Christopher Hitchens) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Martin Luther King, Jr.(By: Martin Luther King Jr.) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | Hunter S. Thompson(By: Hunter S. Thompson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | Julia Child(By: Julia Child) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Kathy Acker(By: Kathy Acker) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 |  Anthony Bourdain(By: Melville House,Helen Rosner) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 | Billie Holiday(By: Billie Holiday) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 |  Graham Greene(By: Graham Greene) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 |  Prince(By: Prince) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | Ursula K. Le Guin(By: Ursula K. Le Guin) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 | Frida Kahlo(By: Frida Kahlo) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 |  Marilyn Monroe(By: Melville House,Sady Doyle) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 |  Ruth Bader Ginsburg(By: Melville House) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 | Toni Morrison(By: Toni Morrison) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 |  Fred Rogers(By: Fred Rogers) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 |  John Lewis(By: Melville House) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 34 |  Johnny Cash(By: Johnny Cash) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 35 |  Shirley Chisholm(By: Shirley Chisholm) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 36 |  The Last Interview(By: Fred Rogers) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 37 |  Diego Maradona(By: Melville House) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 38 |  Janet Malcolm(By: Melville House) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 39 |  Kurt Cobain(By: Melville House) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 40 |  Bell Hooks(By: bell hooks) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 41 | Octavia E. Butler(By: Melville House) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Gabriel García Márquez written?
- Gabriel García Márquez has written 77 books across 6 series. Their published works span from 1955 to 2024.
- What is the first book in each Gabriel García Márquez series?
- Here are the first books in Gabriel García Márquez's series: Anthologies: Granta 9: John Berger: Boris; Non-Fiction: Clandestine in Chile; Short Stories/Novellas: Big Mama’s Funeral; Short Story Collections: Leaf Storm and Other Stories; The Last Interview: Learning To Live Finally(By: Jacques Derrida).
- What order should I read Gabriel García Márquez's books?
- We recommend reading Gabriel García Márquez's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Is Gabriel García Márquez still writing new books?
- Yes, Gabriel García Márquez has 1 ongoing series: Standalone Novels.