Series · 40 books
Faulkner Books in Order
The complete Faulkner reading order — 40 books from 1915–1976.
- 01 As I Lay Dying Amazon — buy As I Lay Dying Bookshop — buy As I Lay Dying ThriftBooks — buy As I Lay Dying eBooks.com — buy As I Lay Dying
- 02 Faulkner's folly Amazon — buy Faulkner's folly Bookshop — buy Faulkner's folly ThriftBooks — buy Faulkner's folly eBooks.com — buy Faulkner's folly
- 03 Knight's Gambit Amazon — buy Knight's Gambit Bookshop — buy Knight's Gambit ThriftBooks — buy Knight's Gambit eBooks.com — buy Knight's Gambit
- 04 Soldiers' pay Amazon — buy Soldiers' pay Bookshop — buy Soldiers' pay ThriftBooks — buy Soldiers' pay eBooks.com — buy Soldiers' pay
- 05 Mosquitoes Amazon — buy Mosquitoes Bookshop — buy Mosquitoes ThriftBooks — buy Mosquitoes eBooks.com — buy Mosquitoes
- 06 The Sound and the Fury Amazon — buy The Sound and the Fury Bookshop — buy The Sound and the Fury ThriftBooks — buy The Sound and the Fury eBooks.com — buy The Sound and the Fury
- 07 Sartoris Amazon — buy Sartoris Bookshop — buy Sartoris ThriftBooks — buy Sartoris eBooks.com — buy Sartoris
- 08 A Rose for Emily Amazon — buy A Rose for Emily Bookshop — buy A Rose for Emily ThriftBooks — buy A Rose for Emily eBooks.com — buy A Rose for Emily
- 09 Light in August Amazon — buy Light in August Bookshop — buy Light in August ThriftBooks — buy Light in August eBooks.com — buy Light in August
- 10 Sanctuary Amazon — buy Sanctuary Bookshop — buy Sanctuary ThriftBooks — buy Sanctuary eBooks.com — buy Sanctuary
- 11 These 13 Amazon — buy These 13 Bookshop — buy These 13 ThriftBooks — buy These 13 eBooks.com — buy These 13
- 12 Collected Stories of William Faulkner Amazon — buy Collected Stories of William Faulkner Bookshop — buy Collected Stories of William Faulkner ThriftBooks — buy Collected Stories of William Faulkner eBooks.com — buy Collected Stories of William Faulkner
- 13 Pylon Amazon — buy Pylon Bookshop — buy Pylon ThriftBooks — buy Pylon eBooks.com — buy Pylon
- 14 Absalom, Absalom! Amazon — buy Absalom, Absalom! Bookshop — buy Absalom, Absalom! ThriftBooks — buy Absalom, Absalom! eBooks.com — buy Absalom, Absalom!
- 15 The Unvanquished Amazon — buy The Unvanquished Bookshop — buy The Unvanquished ThriftBooks — buy The Unvanquished eBooks.com — buy The Unvanquished
- 16 The wild palms Amazon — buy The wild palms Bookshop — buy The wild palms ThriftBooks — buy The wild palms eBooks.com — buy The wild palms
- 17 Go Down, Moses Amazon — buy Go Down, Moses Bookshop — buy Go Down, Moses ThriftBooks — buy Go Down, Moses eBooks.com — buy Go Down, Moses
- 18 The Hamlet Amazon — buy The Hamlet Bookshop — buy The Hamlet ThriftBooks — buy The Hamlet eBooks.com — buy The Hamlet
- 19 New Orleans sketches Amazon — buy New Orleans sketches Bookshop — buy New Orleans sketches ThriftBooks — buy New Orleans sketches eBooks.com — buy New Orleans sketches
- 20 Novels (As I Lay Dying / Sound and the Fury) Amazon — buy Novels (As I Lay Dying / Sound and the Fury) ThriftBooks — buy Novels (As I Lay Dying / Sound and the Fury) eBooks.com — buy Novels (As I Lay Dying / Sound and the Fury)
- 21 Intruder in the Dust Amazon — buy Intruder in the Dust Bookshop — buy Intruder in the Dust ThriftBooks — buy Intruder in the Dust eBooks.com — buy Intruder in the Dust
- 22 Three Famous Short Novels (Bear / Old Man / Spotted Horses) Amazon — buy Three Famous Short Novels (Bear / Old Man / Spotted Horses) Bookshop — buy Three Famous Short Novels (Bear / Old Man / Spotted Horses) ThriftBooks — buy Three Famous Short Novels (Bear / Old Man / Spotted Horses) eBooks.com — buy Three Famous Short Novels (Bear / Old Man / Spotted Horses)
- 23 The Portable Faulkner Amazon — buy The Portable Faulkner Bookshop — buy The Portable Faulkner ThriftBooks — buy The Portable Faulkner eBooks.com — buy The Portable Faulkner
- 24 A Fable Amazon — buy A Fable Bookshop — buy A Fable ThriftBooks — buy A Fable eBooks.com — buy A Fable
- 25 Requiem for a Nun Amazon — buy Requiem for a Nun Bookshop — buy Requiem for a Nun ThriftBooks — buy Requiem for a Nun eBooks.com — buy Requiem for a Nun
- 26 William Faulkner Amazon — buy William Faulkner Bookshop — buy William Faulkner ThriftBooks — buy William Faulkner eBooks.com — buy William Faulkner
- 27 Inside today's home Amazon — buy Inside today's home Bookshop — buy Inside today's home ThriftBooks — buy Inside today's home eBooks.com — buy Inside today's home
- 28 The Faulkner Reader Amazon — buy The Faulkner Reader ThriftBooks — buy The Faulkner Reader eBooks.com — buy The Faulkner Reader
- 29 The Town Amazon — buy The Town Bookshop — buy The Town ThriftBooks — buy The Town eBooks.com — buy The Town
- 30 Faulkner in the university Amazon — buy Faulkner in the university Bookshop — buy Faulkner in the university ThriftBooks — buy Faulkner in the university eBooks.com — buy Faulkner in the university
- 31 The mansion Amazon — buy The mansion Bookshop — buy The mansion ThriftBooks — buy The mansion eBooks.com — buy The mansion
- 32 Selected Short Stories of William Faulkner Amazon — buy Selected Short Stories of William Faulkner Bookshop — buy Selected Short Stories of William Faulkner ThriftBooks — buy Selected Short Stories of William Faulkner eBooks.com — buy Selected Short Stories of William Faulkner
- 33 The Reivers Amazon — buy The Reivers Bookshop — buy The Reivers ThriftBooks — buy The Reivers eBooks.com — buy The Reivers
- 34 The art of Faulkner's novels Amazon — buy The art of Faulkner's novels Bookshop — buy The art of Faulkner's novels ThriftBooks — buy The art of Faulkner's novels eBooks.com — buy The art of Faulkner's novels
- 35 The Bear Amazon — buy The Bear Bookshop — buy The Bear ThriftBooks — buy The Bear eBooks.com — buy The Bear
- 36 A reader's guide to William Faulkner Amazon — buy A reader's guide to William Faulkner Bookshop — buy A reader's guide to William Faulkner ThriftBooks — buy A reader's guide to William Faulkner eBooks.com — buy A reader's guide to William Faulkner
- 37 Faulkner Amazon — buy Faulkner ThriftBooks — buy Faulkner eBooks.com — buy Faulkner
- 38 The Faulkner-Cowley file Amazon — buy The Faulkner-Cowley file Bookshop — buy The Faulkner-Cowley file ThriftBooks — buy The Faulkner-Cowley file eBooks.com — buy The Faulkner-Cowley file
- 39 Faulkner's As I lay dying Amazon — buy Faulkner's As I lay dying Bookshop — buy Faulkner's As I lay dying ThriftBooks — buy Faulkner's As I lay dying eBooks.com — buy Faulkner's As I lay dying
- 40 Selected letters of William Faulkner Amazon — buy Selected letters of William Faulkner Bookshop — buy Selected letters of William Faulkner ThriftBooks — buy Selected letters of William Faulkner eBooks.com — buy Selected letters of William Faulkner
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | As I Lay Dying | 1915 | ||
| 2 | Faulkner's folly | 1917 | ||
| 3 | Knight's Gambit | 1919 | ||
| 4 | Soldiers' pay | 1926 | ||
| 5 | Mosquitoes | 1927 | ||
| 6 | The Sound and the Fury | 1929 | ||
| 7 | Sartoris | 1929 | ||
| 8 | A Rose for Emily | 1930 | ||
| 9 | Light in August | 1931 | ||
| 10 | Sanctuary | 1931 | ||
| 11 | These 13 | 1931 | ||
| 12 | Collected Stories of William Faulkner | 1934 | ||
| 13 | Pylon | 1935 | ||
| 14 | Absalom, Absalom! | 1936 | ||
| 15 | The Unvanquished | 1938 | ||
| 16 | The wild palms | 1939 | ||
| 17 | Go Down, Moses | 1940 | ||
| 18 | The Hamlet | 1940 | ||
| 19 | New Orleans sketches | 1946 | ||
| 20 | Novels (As I Lay Dying / Sound and the Fury) | 1946 | ||
| 21 | Intruder in the Dust | 1948 | ||
| 22 | Three Famous Short Novels (Bear / Old Man / Spotted Horses) | 1948 | ||
| 23 | The Portable Faulkner | 1950 | ||
| 24 | A Fable | 1950 | ||
| 25 | Requiem for a Nun | 1950 | ||
| 26 | William Faulkner | 1951 | ||
| 27 | Inside today's home | 1954 | ||
| 28 | The Faulkner Reader | 1954 | ||
| 29 | The Town | 1957 | ||
| 30 | Faulkner in the university | 1958 | ||
| 31 | The mansion | 1959 | ||
| 32 | Selected Short Stories of William Faulkner | 1960 | ||
| 33 | The Reivers | 1962 | ||
| 34 | The art of Faulkner's novels | 1962 | ||
| 35 | The Bear | 1964 | ||
| 36 | A reader's guide to William Faulkner | 1964 | ||
| 37 | Faulkner | 1966 | ||
| 38 | The Faulkner-Cowley file | 1966 | ||
| 39 | Faulkner's As I lay dying | 1973 | ||
| 40 | Selected letters of William Faulkner | 1976 |
Faulkner reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with As I Lay Dying (1915). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Faulkner — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Faulkner books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1915–1976.
What is the newest Faulkner book?
Selected letters of William Faulkner, published in 1976.