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Philip Roth

American author best known for the *Zuckerman* and *American Pastoral* series. A Pulitzer Prize winner and National Medal of Arts recipient, his works are celebrated for their psychological depth. This page provides the Philip Roth books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1958The Conversion of the JewsPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

1959Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short StoriesPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1961Letting GoPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1966When She Was GoodPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1969Portnoy's ComplaintPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1971Our GangPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1972The BreastPOoDKB · 1Buy ↗

1973The Great American NovelPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1974My Life as a ManPOoNZB · 1Buy ↗

1975Reading Myself and OthersPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1977The Professor of DesirePOoDKB · 2Buy ↗

1979The Ghost WriterPOoNZB · 2Buy ↗

1980A Philip Roth ReaderPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1981Zuckerman UnboundPOoNZB · 3Buy ↗

1983The Anatomy LessonPOoNZB · 4Buy ↗

1985American West's Acid Rain TestPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

1985The Prague OrgyPOoNZB · 5Buy ↗

1986The CounterlifePOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1988The FactsPOoNB · 3Buy ↗

1990DeceptionPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1991PatrimonyPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

1993For Better and for WorsePOoSSB · 1Buy ↗

1993Operation ShylockPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

1995Sabbath's TheaterPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

1995His Mistress's VoicePOoSN · 11Buy ↗

1997American PastoralPOoATB · 1Buy ↗

1998Even More LaughsPOoSSB · 2Buy ↗

1998I Married a CommunistPOoATB · 2Buy ↗

2000The Human StainPOoATB · 3Buy ↗

2001The Dying AnimalPOoDKB · 3Buy ↗

2001Shop TalkPOoNB · 4Buy ↗

2004The Plot Against AmericaPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

2006Timeless ClassicsPOoSSB · 3Buy ↗

2006EverymanPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

2007Falling in LovePOoSSB · 4Buy ↗

2007Food FictionsPOoSSB · 5Buy ↗

2007Travel TalesPOoSSB · 6Buy ↗

2007Exit GhostPOoNZB · 6Buy ↗

2007Edith WhartonPOoSSB · 7Buy ↗

2007Pets!POoSSB · 8Buy ↗

2007Tales of BetrayalPOoSSB · 9Buy ↗

2007Family MattersPOoSSB · 10Buy ↗

2008Are We There Yet?POoSSB · 11Buy ↗

2008IndignationPOoSN · 14Buy ↗

2009A Touch of MagicPOoSSB · 12Buy ↗

2009The William Hurt CollectionPOoSSB · 13Buy ↗

2009Whodunit?POoSSB · 14Buy ↗

2009The HumblingPOoSN · 15Buy ↗

2010American ClassicsPOoSSB · 15Buy ↗

2010NemesisPOoSN · 16Buy ↗

2011A Writer at WorkPOoNB · 5Buy ↗

2011New American StoriesPOoSSB · 16Buy ↗

2012Notes For My BiographerPOoNB · 6Buy ↗

2012Poe!POoSSB · 17Buy ↗

2017Why Write?POoNB · 7Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of David Kepesh Books3 books · 1972–2001

01The Breast1972Buy ↗

02The Professor of Desire1977Buy ↗

03The Dying Animal2001Buy ↗

Publication Order of Nathan Zuckerman Books6 books · 1974–2007

01My Life as a Man1974Buy ↗

02The Ghost Writer1979Buy ↗

03Zuckerman Unbound1981Buy ↗

04The Anatomy Lesson1983Buy ↗

05The Prague Orgy1985Buy ↗

06Exit Ghost2007Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels16 books · 1961–2010

01Letting Go1961Buy ↗

02When She Was Good1966Buy ↗

03Portnoy's Complaint1969Buy ↗

04Our Gang1971Buy ↗

05The Great American Novel1973Buy ↗

06The Counterlife1986Buy ↗

07Deception1990Buy ↗

08Patrimony1991Buy ↗

09Operation Shylock1993Buy ↗

10Sabbath's Theater1995Buy ↗

11His Mistress's Voice1995Buy ↗

12The Plot Against America2004Buy ↗

13Everyman2006Buy ↗

14Indignation2008Buy ↗

15The Humbling2009Buy ↗

16Nemesis2010Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books7 books · 1975–2017

01Reading Myself and Others1975Buy ↗

02American West's Acid Rain Test1985Buy ↗

03The Facts1988Buy ↗

04Shop Talk2001Buy ↗

05A Writer at Work2011Buy ↗

06Notes For My Biographer2012Buy ↗

07Why Write?2017Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections2 books · 1959–1980

01Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories1959Buy ↗

02A Philip Roth Reader1980Buy ↗

Publication Order of Selected Shorts Books17 books · 1993–2012

01For Better and for Worse1993Buy ↗

02Even More Laughs1998Buy ↗

03Timeless Classics2006Buy ↗

04Falling in Love2007Buy ↗

05Food Fictions2007Buy ↗

06Travel Tales2007Buy ↗

07Edith Wharton2007Buy ↗

08Pets!2007Buy ↗

09Tales of Betrayal2007Buy ↗

10Family Matters2007Buy ↗

11Are We There Yet?2008Buy ↗

12A Touch of Magic2009Buy ↗

13The William Hurt Collection2009Buy ↗

14Whodunit?2009Buy ↗

15American Classics2010Buy ↗

16New American Stories2011Buy ↗

17Poe!2012Buy ↗

Publication Order of American Trilogy Books3 books · 1997–2000

01American Pastoral1997Buy ↗

02I Married a Communist1998Buy ↗

03The Human Stain2000Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas1 book · 1958

01The Conversion of the Jews1958Buy ↗

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