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Lucia Berlin

American author Lucia Berlin, best known for her posthumously acclaimed short story collection *A Manual for Cleaning Women*, earned widespread recognition for her unflinching, autobiographical fiction. Her work has sold over a million copies and cemented her legacy as a master of the short story. This page provides the Lucia Berlin books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1977A Manual for Cleaning WomenPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1981Evening in ParadisePOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1981Angel's LaundromatPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

1984Phantom PainPOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

1988Safe & SoundPOoSSC · 5Buy ↗

1990HomesickPOoSSC · 6Buy ↗

1993So LongPOoSSC · 7Buy ↗

1999Where I Live NowPOoSSC · 8Buy ↗

2016The Musical Vanity BoxesPOoSSB · 1Buy ↗

2018Welcome HomePOoNB · 1Buy ↗

2020The WivesPOoSSB · 2Buy ↗

2022Love, Loosha: The Letters of Lucia Berlin and Kenward Elmslie(With: Kenward Elmslie)POoNB · 2Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Short Story Collections8 books · 1977–1999

01A Manual for Cleaning Women1977Buy ↗

02Evening in Paradise1981Buy ↗

03Angel's Laundromat1981Buy ↗

04Phantom Pain1984Buy ↗

05Safe & Sound1988Buy ↗

06Homesick1990Buy ↗

07So Long1993Buy ↗

08Where I Live Now1999Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books2 books · 2018–2022

01Welcome Home2018Buy ↗

02Love, Loosha: The Letters of Lucia Berlin and Kenward Elmslie(With: Kenward Elmslie)2022Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories Books2 books · 2016–2020

01The Musical Vanity Boxes2016Buy ↗

02The Wives2020Buy ↗

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