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William Faulkner Complete Bibliography

Browse books by William Faulkner in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 47 books / 7 series

American author William Faulkner is best known for his novels and stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, including *The Sound and the Fury* and *As I Lay Dying*. A Nobel Prize winner, his work is celebrated for its profound influence on modern literature. This page provides the William Faulkner books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

Books by William Faulkner in Publication Order

1926 Soldiers' Pay POoSN / 1 Buy
1927 Wishing Tree POoSSC / 1 Buy
1927 Mosquitoes POoSN / 2 Buy
1929 Sartoris POoSaSB / 1 Buy
1929 The Sound and the Fury POoSaSB / 2 Buy
1930 A Rose for Emily POoSS / 1 Buy
1930 As I Lay Dying POoSaSB / 3 Buy
1931 These 13 POoSSC / 2 Buy
1931 Sanctuary POoSaSB / 4 Buy
1932 Light in August POoSaSB / 5 Buy
1934 Wash POoSS / 2 Buy
1934 Doctor Martino and Other Stories POoSSC / 3 Buy
1935 Pylon POoSN / 3 Buy
1936 Absalom, Absalom! POoSaSB / 6 Buy
1938 The Unvanquished POoSN / 4 Buy
1939 Barn Burning and other stories POoSSC / 4 Buy
1939 The Wild Palms / If I Forget Thee Jerusalem POoSN / 5 Buy
1940 The Hamlet POoTSTB / 1 Buy
1942 The Bear POoSS / 3 Buy
1942 Go Down, Moses POoSSC / 5 Buy
1948 Intruder in the Dust POoSN / 6 Buy
1948 Collected Stories POoSSC / 6 Buy
1949 Knight's Gambit POoSSC / 7 Buy
1950 Requiem for a Nun POoSaSB / 7 Buy
1954 A Fable POoSN / 7 Buy
1954 Sanctuary and Requiem for a Nun POoSN / 8 Buy
1955 Big Woods POoSSC / 8 Buy
1956 Selected Short Stories POoSSC / 9 Buy
1957 The Town POoTSTB / 2 Buy
1957 New Orleans Sketches POoSSC / 10 Buy
1958 Three Famous Short Novels POoSSC / 11 Buy
1959 The Mansion POoTSTB / 3 Buy
1960 Marble Faun and a Green Bough POoSSC / 12 Buy
1962 The Reivers POoSN / 9 Buy
1967 Uncle Willy and Other Stories POoSSC / 13 Buy
1973 Flags in the Dust POoSN / 10 Buy
1977 Jealousy and Episode POoSSC / 14 Buy
1978 Mayday POoSS / 4 Buy
1978 The Marionettes POoSS / 5 Buy
1979 Uncollected Stories of William Faulkner POoSSC / 15 Buy
1981 Road to Glory(With: Joel Sayre) POoSB / 1 Buy
1987 Volume I: The Color of Evil POoTDDB / 1 Buy
1990 Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield POoTDDB / 2 Buy
1991 Volume III:A Fabulous, Formless Darkness POoTDDB / 3 Buy
1996 Barn Burning POoSS / 6 Buy
2013 The Essential Faulkner POoSSC / 16 Buy
2018 Ole Miss Juvenilia POoSSC / 17 Buy

Complete William Faulkner Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 10 books / 1926-1973
01 Soldiers' Pay 1926 Buy
02 Mosquitoes 1927 Buy
03 Pylon 1935 Buy
04 The Unvanquished 1938 Buy
05 The Wild Palms / If I Forget Thee Jerusalem 1939 Buy
06 Intruder in the Dust 1948 Buy
07 A Fable 1954 Buy
08 Sanctuary and Requiem for a Nun 1954 Buy
09 The Reivers 1962 Buy
10 Flags in the Dust 1973 Buy
Sin and Salvation Reading Order 7 books / 1929-1950
01 Sartoris 1929 Buy
02 The Sound and the Fury 1929 Buy
03 As I Lay Dying 1930 Buy
04 Sanctuary 1931 Buy
05 Light in August 1932 Buy
06 Absalom, Absalom! 1936 Buy
07 Requiem for a Nun 1950 Buy
The Dark Descent Reading Order 3 books / 1987-1991
01 Volume I: The Color of Evil 1987 Buy
02 Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield 1990 Buy
03 Volume III:A Fabulous, Formless Darkness 1991 Buy
01 Road to Glory(With: Joel Sayre) 1981 Buy
The Snopes Trilogy Reading Order 3 books / 1940-1959
01 The Hamlet 1940 Buy
02 The Town 1957 Buy
03 The Mansion 1959 Buy
01 A Rose for Emily 1930 Buy
02 Wash 1934 Buy
03 The Bear 1942 Buy
04 Mayday 1978 Buy
05 The Marionettes 1978 Buy
06 Barn Burning 1996 Buy
01 Wishing Tree 1927 Buy
02 These 13 1931 Buy
03 Doctor Martino and Other Stories 1934 Buy
04 Barn Burning and other stories 1939 Buy
05 Go Down, Moses 1942 Buy
06 Collected Stories 1948 Buy
07 Knight's Gambit 1949 Buy
08 Big Woods 1955 Buy
09 Selected Short Stories 1956 Buy
10 New Orleans Sketches 1957 Buy
11 Three Famous Short Novels 1958 Buy
12 Marble Faun and a Green Bough 1960 Buy
13 Uncle Willy and Other Stories 1967 Buy
14 Jealousy and Episode 1977 Buy
15 Uncollected Stories of William Faulkner 1979 Buy
16 The Essential Faulkner 2013 Buy
17 Ole Miss Juvenilia 2018 Buy

Where to start with William Faulkner

What is the best order to read William Faulkner books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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