Jonathan Coe Reading Order

1 book (2009–2009)

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1	Ox-Tales: Earth 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2005–2005)

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1	9th and 13th 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1992–2004)

Jonathan Coe's three-book non-fiction series spans from 1992 to 2004 and examines the lives of cultural figures across different fields. The complete series consists of Humphrey Bogart: Take It & Like It, Jimmy Stewart: A Wonderful Life, and Like A Fiery Elephant: The Story of B. S. Johnson, which should be read in publication order.

Start with Humphrey Bogart: Take It & Like It and read in order.

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1	Humphrey Bogart: Take It & Like It 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Jimmy Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Like A Fiery Elephant: The Story of B. S. Johnson 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2001–2018)

Jonathan Coe's three-book sequence spans from 2001 to 2018 and should be read in publication order beginning with The Rotters' Club. The series is complete and consists of The Rotters' Club, The Closed Circle, and Middle England. These interconnected novels follow overlapping characters and narratives across different time periods in British history.

Start with The Rotters' Club and read in order.

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1	The Rotters' Club 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Closed Circle 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Middle England 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2010–2011)

The Save the Story series is a four-book collection published between 2010 and 2011 that features retellings of classic literary tales by contemporary Italian authors. Each volume reimagines a famous story, with contributions from writers including Stefano Benni, Alessandro Baricco, and Umberto Eco. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Story of Cyrano de Bergerac and concluding with The Story of Gulliver.

Start with The Story of Cyrano de Bergerac(By: Stefano Benni), the first of 4 books in the Save the Story series.

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1	The Story of Cyrano de Bergerac(By: Stefano Benni) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Story of Don Juan(By: Alessandro Baricco) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Story of the Betrothed(By: Umberto Eco) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Story of Gulliver 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2012–2012)

Jonathan Coe's two-book collection of short stories and novellas was published in 2012 and should be read in publication order beginning with Pentatonic, followed by The Broken Mirror. This complete series offers standalone yet interconnected tales that showcase the author's work in shorter fiction formats.

Start with Pentatonic and read in order.

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1	Pentatonic 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Broken Mirror 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1987–2024)

Jonathan Coe's standalone novels span from 1987 to 2024, comprising ten independent works that should be read in publication order beginning with The Accidental Woman. Though each novel stands alone narratively, reading them chronologically reveals the author's evolving style and thematic interests across nearly four decades. The series remains ongoing, with The Proof of My Innocence being the most recent entry.

Start with The Accidental Woman, the first of 10 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The Accidental Woman 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Touch of Love 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Dwarves of Death 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The House of Sleep 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Rain Before it Falls 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Expo 58 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Mr Wilder & Me 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Bournville 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Proof of My Innocence 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1994–2015)

Jonathan Coe's Winshaw Legacy series consists of two complete novels published over two decades, beginning with What a Carve Up! in 1994 and concluding with Number 11 in 2015. The books should be read in publication order to follow the interconnected narrative. This series explores interconnected stories across generations through Coe's distinctive literary approach.

Start with What a Carve Up! / The Winshaw Legacy and read in order.

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1	What a Carve Up! / The Winshaw Legacy 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Number 11 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible