John Barth Reading Order
1 series · 55 books
John Barth was a prominent American author recognized for his innovative postmodern and metafictional narratives. Throughout his career from 1956 to 2008, he published 58 works, including a notable series and several standalone novels, with "The Sot-Weed Factor" often celebrated as his defining title. Barth's writing weaves complex themes of history and identity, captivating readers with its unique style and wit.
Standalone Novels Series
55 books
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Beautiful Swimmers |
| 2 | Collected stories |
| 3 | Der Tabakhändler |
| 4 | El plantador de tabaco |
| 5 | Every third thought |
| 6 | Exit Strategies |
| 7 | Final Fridays Essays Lectures Tributes Other Nonfiction 1995 |
| 8 | John Barth reads from Giles goat boy |
| 9 | Khimera |
| 10 | Le Courtier en tabac |
| 11 | Letters |
| 12 | Lost in the funhouse |
| 13 | PEN AMERICA A Journal for Writers and Readers |
| 14 | Plavucha︠i︡a opera |
| 15 | Quimera |
| 16 | Sof ha-derekh |
| 17 | Sof ha-derekh ; ha-Operah ha-tsafah |
| 18 | The Best American Short Stories 2007 |
| 19 | The End of the Road |
| 20 | The book of ten nights and a night |
| 21 | The floating opera |
| 22 | The sot-weed factor |
| 23 | Twice-Told Tales |
| 24 | Uiva ooppera |
| 25 | ha-Operah ha-tsafah |
| 26 | The end of the road 1958 |
| 27 | The Sot-Weed Factor 1960 |
| 28 | Giles goat-boy 1966 |
| 29 | Giles goat-boy, or, The revised new syllabus 1966 |
| 30 | A conversation with John Barth 1972 |
| 31 | Chimera 1972 |
| 32 | Giles Goat Boy 1978 |
| 33 | Todd Andrews to the author 1979 |
| 34 | Ft-Letters 1982 |
| 35 | Sabbatical 1982 |
| 36 | The Literature Of Exhaustion And The Literature Of Replenishment 1982 |
| 37 | Don't Count on It 1984 |
| 38 | The Friday book 1984 |
| 39 | The Tidewater tales 1987 |
| 40 | The Floating Opera and The End of the Road 1988 |
| 41 | La croisière du Pokey 1991 |
| 42 | The last voyage of Somebody the Sailor 1991 |
| 43 | Once upon a time 1994 |
| 44 | Further Fridays 1995 |
| 45 | On with the story 1996 |
| 46 | L'opéra flottant 1997 |
| 47 | Plantador de Tabaco, El 2000 |
| 48 | Textos sobre el postmodernismo 2000 |
| 49 | Coming Soon!!! 2001 |
| 50 | Browsing 2004 |
| 51 | La Opera Flotante 2004 |
| 52 | Antologia de Teologos Contemporaneos 2005 |
| 53 | Where Three Roads Meet 2005 |
| 54 | Where Three Roads Meet (Mariner) 2006 |
| 55 | The development 2008 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has John Barth written?
- John Barth has written 55 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1958 to 2008.