John Hersey Reading Order
1 series · 181 books
John Hersey was an American journalist and novelist who pioneered a hybrid approach to nonfiction by employing literary narrative techniques to explore historical events and human experiences. His most celebrated work, Hiroshima, a vivid account of survivors in the aftermath of the atomic bombing, established him as one of the twentieth century's most influential voices in reportage. Writing across both fiction and journalism from the 1930s through the 1990s, Hersey demonstrated how deeply researched, compelling storytelling could transform documentary subjects into profound meditations on humanity, war, and resilience.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete181 books
Start with A sun will pierce, the first of 181 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A BELL FOR ADANO |
| 2 | A Bell for Adano |
| 3 | A Bell for Adano |
| 4 | A Bell for Adano |
| 5 | A Bell for Adano |
| 6 | A Bell for Adano |
| 7 | A Bell for Adano |
| 8 | A Bell for Adano |
| 9 | A Bell for Adano (R 75 ALS) |
| 10 | A Single Pebble |
| 11 | A Single Pebble |
| 12 | A Single Pebble |
| 13 | A Single Pebble (Bantam Books # A2182) |
| 14 | A Single Pebble / John Hersey |
| 15 | A bell for Adano |
| 16 | A bell for Adano |
| 17 | A bell for Adano |
| 18 | A bell for Adano |
| 19 | A bell for Adano |
| 20 | A single pebble |
| 21 | A single pebble |
| 22 | Adannuo zhi zhong |
| 23 | Additional views on computer software |
| 24 | Amazing Space |
| 25 | Antonietta |
| 26 | Antonietta |
| 27 | BIG BANG |
| 28 | Blues |
| 29 | Call |
| 30 | Child Buyer |
| 31 | Classic Stories of World War II |
| 32 | Courage |
| 33 | Creating Contagious Leadership |
| 34 | Dentro la vallata |
| 35 | Descente dans la vallée |
| 36 | Fling |
| 37 | Fourteen of them |
| 38 | Here to Stay |
| 39 | Here to Stay |
| 40 | Here to Stay |
| 41 | Here to Stay (Tesoro Books) |
| 42 | Here to stay |
| 43 | Here to stay |
| 44 | Here to stay |
| 45 | Here to stay |
| 46 | Hiroshim |
| 47 | Hirosima |
| 48 | Hiroszima |
| 49 | History of the Class of Nineteen Thirty-Six Yale College |
| 50 | Hīrūshīmā |
| 51 | Ils ont mérité de vivre |
| 52 | Interview With John Hersey |
| 53 | Into the Valley |
| 54 | Into the Valley |
| 55 | Into the valley |
| 56 | La Muraille (Tome I) |
| 57 | La pared |
| 58 | La pared |
| 59 | La\Muraille Tome II |
| 60 | Le haleur de tête |
| 61 | Let us now praise famous men |
| 62 | Men on Bataan |
| 63 | Men on Bataan |
| 64 | Of Men and War |
| 65 | Of Men and War |
| 66 | Of Men and War |
| 67 | Of men and war |
| 68 | Ohev ha-milḥamah |
| 69 | Prayer, Its Duties and Privileges |
| 70 | Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Reader's Companion--Silver |
| 71 | Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Silver Level |
| 72 | Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience |
| 73 | Rare John Hersey / The Wall Signed 1st Edition 1950 |
| 74 | Recuerdo mil novecientos treinta y seis-- |
| 75 | Red Pepper Village |
| 76 | Reporting World War II |
| 77 | Robert Capa |
| 78 | THE MARMOT DRIVE By JOHN HERSEY 1953 first edition stated |
| 79 | THE WALL |
| 80 | THE WALL BY JOHN HERSEY~1950 |
| 81 | THE WALNUT DOOR. Limited Edition. A Volume in The First Edition Society Series. |
| 82 | Taḥīyat al-ajrās |
| 83 | The Algiers Motel Incident |
| 84 | The Algiers Motel incident |
| 85 | The Algiers Motel incident |
| 86 | The Algiers Motel incident |
| 87 | The Algiers motel incident |
| 88 | The Child Buyer |
| 89 | The Child Buyer |
| 90 | The Child Buyer |
| 91 | The Child Buyer |
| 92 | The Conspiracy |
| 93 | The Conspiracy |
| 94 | The Marmot Drive |
| 95 | The Marmot Drive |
| 96 | The Marmot Drive |
| 97 | The Wall |
| 98 | The Wall |
| 99 | The Wall |
| 100 | The Wall (Modern Library Giants, 98.1) |
| 101 | The War Lover |
| 102 | The War Lover |
| 103 | The War Lovers |
| 104 | The child buyer |
| 105 | The child buyer |
| 106 | The child buyer |
| 107 | The child buyer |
| 108 | The child buyer |
| 109 | The marmot drive |
| 110 | The wall |
| 111 | The wall |
| 112 | The war lover |
| 113 | To the Edge of the Universe |
| 114 | Too Far To Walk |
| 115 | Too Far to Walk |
| 116 | Too Far to Walk |
| 117 | Too far to walk |
| 118 | Too far to walk |
| 119 | Une cloche pour Adamo |
| 120 | Une cloche pour adano |
| 121 | Vierinkivi |
| 122 | Wall |
| 123 | White Lotus |
| 124 | White Lotus |
| 125 | White Lotus |
| 126 | White lotus |
| 127 | a bell adano - |
| 128 | a bell for adano |
| 129 | a single pebble |
| 130 | fling and other stories |
| 131 | ha-Ḥomah |
| 132 | into the valley |
| 133 | the algiers motel |
| 134 | the child buyer |
| 135 | the wall |
| 136 | החומה |
| 137 | A sun will pierce 1936 |
| 138 | Men on Bataan 1942 |
| 139 | Into the valley 1943 |
| 140 | A bell for Adano 1944 |
| 141 | Klockan i Adano 1944 |
| 142 | Hiroshima 1946 |
| 143 | The happy, happy beggar 1946 |
| 144 | Hirośimā 1947 |
| 145 | The Wall 1950 |
| 146 | La muraille 1952 |
| 147 | The marmot drive 1953 |
| 148 | A single pebble 1956 |
| 149 | Intelligence, choice, and consent 1959 |
| 150 | The war lover 1959 |
| 151 | The child buyer 1960 |
| 152 | The child buyer 1961 |
| 153 | Here to stay 1962 |
| 154 | Into the valley 1963 |
| 155 | The wall 1964 |
| 156 | White lotus 1965 |
| 157 | Here to stay 1966 |
| 158 | Too far to walk 1966 |
| 159 | The wall 1967 |
| 160 | Under the eye of the storm 1967 |
| 161 | The Algiers Motel incident 1968 |
| 162 | The marmot drive 1968 |
| 163 | Letter to the alumni 1970 |
| 164 | A single pebble 1971 |
| 165 | Letter to the alumni 1971 |
| 166 | The conspiracy 1972 |
| 167 | My petition for more space 1974 |
| 168 | Ralph Ellison 1974 |
| 169 | Ralph Ellison 1974 |
| 170 | The writer's craft 1974 |
| 171 | The President 1975 |
| 172 | The walnut door 1977 |
| 173 | Aspects of the presidency 1980 |
| 174 | The call 1985 |
| 175 | Blues 1987 |
| 176 | Great World War II Stories 1989 |
| 177 | Life sketches 1989 |
| 178 | Fling and other stories 1990 |
| 179 | Antonietta 1991 |
| 180 | Of men and war 1991 |
| 181 | Key West tales 1994 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has John Hersey written?
- John Hersey has written 181 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1936 to 1994.
- Are John Hersey's series complete?
- John Hersey has 1 completed series.