A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Hermann Hesse Books in Order

The complete Hermann Hesse reading order — 40 books from 1900–2016.

  1. 01 Unterm Rad 1900 Amazon — buy Unterm Rad Bookshop — buy Unterm Rad ThriftBooks — buy Unterm Rad eBooks.com — buy Unterm Rad
  2. 02 Knulp 1900 Amazon — buy Knulp Bookshop — buy Knulp ThriftBooks — buy Knulp eBooks.com — buy Knulp
  3. 03 Die Morgenlandfahrt 1900 Amazon — buy Die Morgenlandfahrt Bookshop — buy Die Morgenlandfahrt ThriftBooks — buy Die Morgenlandfahrt eBooks.com — buy Die Morgenlandfahrt
  4. 04 Peter Camenzind 1905 Amazon — buy Peter Camenzind Bookshop — buy Peter Camenzind ThriftBooks — buy Peter Camenzind eBooks.com — buy Peter Camenzind
  5. 05 Gertrud 1910 Amazon — buy Gertrud Bookshop — buy Gertrud ThriftBooks — buy Gertrud eBooks.com — buy Gertrud
  6. 06 Roßhalde 1910 Amazon — buy Roßhalde Bookshop — buy Roßhalde ThriftBooks — buy Roßhalde eBooks.com — buy Roßhalde
  7. 07 Demian 1919 Amazon — buy Demian Bookshop — buy Demian ThriftBooks — buy Demian eBooks.com — buy Demian
  8. 08 Klingsors letzter Sommer und andere Erzählungen 1920 Amazon — buy Klingsors letzter Sommer und andere Erzählungen Bookshop — buy Klingsors letzter Sommer und andere Erzählungen ThriftBooks — buy Klingsors letzter Sommer und andere Erzählungen eBooks.com — buy Klingsors letzter Sommer und andere Erzählungen
  9. 09 Siddhartha 1922 Amazon — buy Siddhartha Bookshop — buy Siddhartha ThriftBooks — buy Siddhartha eBooks.com — buy Siddhartha
  10. 10 Märchen 1922 Amazon — buy Märchen Bookshop — buy Märchen ThriftBooks — buy Märchen eBooks.com — buy Märchen
  11. 11 Sidarta 1922 Amazon — buy Sidarta ThriftBooks — buy Sidarta eBooks.com — buy Sidarta
  12. 12 Der Steppenwolf 1927 Amazon — buy Der Steppenwolf Bookshop — buy Der Steppenwolf ThriftBooks — buy Der Steppenwolf eBooks.com — buy Der Steppenwolf
  13. 13 Hermann Hesse 1927 Amazon — buy Hermann Hesse Bookshop — buy Hermann Hesse ThriftBooks — buy Hermann Hesse eBooks.com — buy Hermann Hesse
  14. 14 Narziss und Goldmund 1930 Amazon — buy Narziss und Goldmund Bookshop — buy Narziss und Goldmund ThriftBooks — buy Narziss und Goldmund eBooks.com — buy Narziss und Goldmund
  15. 15 Die Gedichte 1942 Amazon — buy Die Gedichte Bookshop — buy Die Gedichte ThriftBooks — buy Die Gedichte eBooks.com — buy Die Gedichte
  16. 16 Das Glasperlenspiel 1943 Amazon — buy Das Glasperlenspiel Bookshop — buy Das Glasperlenspiel ThriftBooks — buy Das Glasperlenspiel eBooks.com — buy Das Glasperlenspiel
  17. 17 Briefe 1951 Amazon — buy Briefe Bookshop — buy Briefe ThriftBooks — buy Briefe eBooks.com — buy Briefe
  18. 18 Prose works 1954 Amazon — buy Prose works Bookshop — buy Prose works ThriftBooks — buy Prose works eBooks.com — buy Prose works
  19. 19 Morgenlandfahrt 1956 Amazon — buy Morgenlandfahrt Bookshop — buy Morgenlandfahrt ThriftBooks — buy Morgenlandfahrt eBooks.com — buy Morgenlandfahrt
  20. 20 Poems 1963 Amazon — buy Poems Bookshop — buy Poems ThriftBooks — buy Poems eBooks.com — buy Poems
  21. 21 The novels of Hermann Hesse 1965 Amazon — buy The novels of Hermann Hesse Bookshop — buy The novels of Hermann Hesse ThriftBooks — buy The novels of Hermann Hesse eBooks.com — buy The novels of Hermann Hesse
  22. 22 Círculo hermético 1966 Amazon — buy Círculo hermético Bookshop — buy Círculo hermético ThriftBooks — buy Círculo hermético eBooks.com — buy Círculo hermético
  23. 23 Beneath the Wheel 1968 Amazon — buy Beneath the Wheel Bookshop — buy Beneath the Wheel ThriftBooks — buy Beneath the Wheel eBooks.com — buy Beneath the Wheel
  24. 24 Briefwechsel: Hermann Hesse--Thomas Mann 1968 Amazon — buy Briefwechsel: Hermann Hesse--Thomas Mann ThriftBooks — buy Briefwechsel: Hermann Hesse--Thomas Mann eBooks.com — buy Briefwechsel: Hermann Hesse--Thomas Mann
  25. 25 Poems by Hermann Hesse 1970 Amazon — buy Poems by Hermann Hesse ThriftBooks — buy Poems by Hermann Hesse eBooks.com — buy Poems by Hermann Hesse
  26. 26 Narcissus and Goldmund 1971 Amazon — buy Narcissus and Goldmund Bookshop — buy Narcissus and Goldmund ThriftBooks — buy Narcissus and Goldmund eBooks.com — buy Narcissus and Goldmund
  27. 27 If the war goes on 1971 Amazon — buy If the war goes on Bookshop — buy If the war goes on ThriftBooks — buy If the war goes on eBooks.com — buy If the war goes on
  28. 28 Strange news from another star 1972 Amazon — buy Strange news from another star Bookshop — buy Strange news from another star ThriftBooks — buy Strange news from another star eBooks.com — buy Strange news from another star
  29. 29 Wandering 1972 Amazon — buy Wandering Bookshop — buy Wandering ThriftBooks — buy Wandering eBooks.com — buy Wandering
  30. 30 My belief 1974 Amazon — buy My belief Bookshop — buy My belief ThriftBooks — buy My belief eBooks.com — buy My belief
  31. 31 Die Märchen 1975 Amazon — buy Die Märchen Bookshop — buy Die Märchen ThriftBooks — buy Die Märchen eBooks.com — buy Die Märchen
  32. 32 Short stories 1977 Amazon — buy Short stories Bookshop — buy Short stories ThriftBooks — buy Short stories eBooks.com — buy Short stories
  33. 33 Siddharta 1984 Amazon — buy Siddharta ThriftBooks — buy Siddharta eBooks.com — buy Siddharta
  34. 34 Demian / Siddhartha 1993 Amazon — buy Demian / Siddhartha Bookshop — buy Demian / Siddhartha ThriftBooks — buy Demian / Siddhartha eBooks.com — buy Demian / Siddhartha
  35. 35 The fairy tales of Hermann Hesse 1995 Amazon — buy The fairy tales of Hermann Hesse Bookshop — buy The fairy tales of Hermann Hesse ThriftBooks — buy The fairy tales of Hermann Hesse eBooks.com — buy The fairy tales of Hermann Hesse
  36. 36 Samtliche Werke 2001 Amazon — buy Samtliche Werke Bookshop — buy Samtliche Werke ThriftBooks — buy Samtliche Werke eBooks.com — buy Samtliche Werke
  37. 37 Siddharth 2002 Amazon — buy Siddharth ThriftBooks — buy Siddharth eBooks.com — buy Siddharth
  38. 38 Siddartha 2007 Amazon — buy Siddartha Bookshop — buy Siddartha ThriftBooks — buy Siddartha eBooks.com — buy Siddartha
  39. 39 A companion to the works of Hermann Hesse 2009 Amazon — buy A companion to the works of Hermann Hesse Bookshop — buy A companion to the works of Hermann Hesse ThriftBooks — buy A companion to the works of Hermann Hesse eBooks.com — buy A companion to the works of Hermann Hesse
  40. 40 Narciso e Boccadoro 2016 Amazon — buy Narciso e Boccadoro Bookshop — buy Narciso e Boccadoro ThriftBooks — buy Narciso e Boccadoro eBooks.com — buy Narciso e Boccadoro

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Hermann Hesse

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Unterm Rad 1900
2 Knulp 1900
3 Die Morgenlandfahrt 1900
4 Peter Camenzind 1905
5 Gertrud 1910
6 Roßhalde 1910
7 Demian 1919
8 Klingsors letzter Sommer und andere Erzählungen 1920
9 Siddhartha 1922
10 Märchen 1922
11 Sidarta 1922
12 Der Steppenwolf 1927
13 Hermann Hesse 1927
14 Narziss und Goldmund 1930
15 Die Gedichte 1942
16 Das Glasperlenspiel 1943
17 Briefe 1951
18 Prose works 1954
19 Morgenlandfahrt 1956
20 Poems 1963
21 The novels of Hermann Hesse 1965
22 Círculo hermético 1966
23 Beneath the Wheel 1968
24 Briefwechsel: Hermann Hesse--Thomas Mann 1968
25 Poems by Hermann Hesse 1970
26 Narcissus and Goldmund 1971
27 If the war goes on 1971
28 Strange news from another star 1972
29 Wandering 1972
30 My belief 1974
31 Die Märchen 1975
32 Short stories 1977
33 Siddharta 1984
34 Demian / Siddhartha 1993
35 The fairy tales of Hermann Hesse 1995
36 Samtliche Werke 2001
37 Siddharth 2002
38 Siddartha 2007
39 A companion to the works of Hermann Hesse 2009
40 Narciso e Boccadoro 2016

Hermann Hesse reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Unterm Rad (1900). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Hermann Hesse — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Hermann Hesse books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1900–2016.

What is the newest Hermann Hesse book?

Narciso e Boccadoro, published in 2016.