Jean Hanff Korelitz Reading Order
1 series · 15 books
Jean Hanff Korelitz is an American author known for her literary fiction that explores the complexities of contemporary life, relationships, and personal ambition. With a background spanning novels, plays, and essays, she brings a theatrical sensibility and sharp psychological insight to her work. Her notable standalone novels include The Sabbathday River and Admission, which examine the moral dilemmas and emotional depths of flawed, compelling characters navigating modern challenges.
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Standalone Novels Series
Complete15 books
Jean Hanff Korelitz wrote 15 standalone novels between 1988 and 2009, completing a body of work that should be read in publication order beginning with The Properties of Breath. Though each novel stands alone as a complete story, reading them chronologically from their release dates provides insight into the author's evolving themes and narrative style across two decades. The series spans from her early work through major titles like You Should Have Known and Admission, offering readers diverse stories unconnected by plot or character but united by Korelitz's distinctive voice.
Start with The properties of breath, the first of 15 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Latecomer |
| 2 | Sabbathday River |
| 3 | Sequel |
| 4 | The Dead, 1904 |
| 5 | The Plot |
| 6 | The devil and Webster |
| 7 | Undoing |
| 8 | You Should Have Known |
| 9 | The properties of breath 1988 |
| 10 | A jury of her peers 1996 |
| 11 | The Sabbathday River 1999 |
| 12 | Stille Wasser sind tief 2001 |
| 13 | Interference powder 2003 |
| 14 | The White Rose 2004 |
| 15 | Admission 2009 |
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