A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Hemingway Books in Order

The complete Hemingway reading order — 40 books from 1709–1990.

  1. 01 Green Hills of Africa 1709 Amazon — buy Green Hills of Africa Bookshop — buy Green Hills of Africa ThriftBooks — buy Green Hills of Africa eBooks.com — buy Green Hills of Africa
  2. 02 True at first light 1714 Amazon — buy True at first light Bookshop — buy True at first light ThriftBooks — buy True at first light eBooks.com — buy True at first light
  3. 03 To Have and Have Not 1741 Amazon — buy To Have and Have Not Bookshop — buy To Have and Have Not ThriftBooks — buy To Have and Have Not eBooks.com — buy To Have and Have Not
  4. 04 Islands in the Stream 1752 Amazon — buy Islands in the Stream Bookshop — buy Islands in the Stream ThriftBooks — buy Islands in the Stream eBooks.com — buy Islands in the Stream
  5. 05 Death in the afternoon 1920 Amazon — buy Death in the afternoon Bookshop — buy Death in the afternoon ThriftBooks — buy Death in the afternoon eBooks.com — buy Death in the afternoon
  6. 06 In our time 1925 Amazon — buy In our time Bookshop — buy In our time ThriftBooks — buy In our time eBooks.com — buy In our time
  7. 07 The Sun Also Rises 1926 Amazon — buy The Sun Also Rises Bookshop — buy The Sun Also Rises ThriftBooks — buy The Sun Also Rises eBooks.com — buy The Sun Also Rises
  8. 08 The torrents of spring 1926 Amazon — buy The torrents of spring Bookshop — buy The torrents of spring ThriftBooks — buy The torrents of spring eBooks.com — buy The torrents of spring
  9. 09 The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories 1927 Amazon — buy The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories Bookshop — buy The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories ThriftBooks — buy The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories eBooks.com — buy The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories
  10. 10 Men Without Women 1927 Amazon — buy Men Without Women Bookshop — buy Men Without Women ThriftBooks — buy Men Without Women eBooks.com — buy Men Without Women
  11. 11 A Farewell to Arms 1929 Amazon — buy A Farewell to Arms Bookshop — buy A Farewell to Arms ThriftBooks — buy A Farewell to Arms eBooks.com — buy A Farewell to Arms
  12. 12 The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway 1930 Amazon — buy The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway Bookshop — buy The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway ThriftBooks — buy The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway eBooks.com — buy The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
  13. 13 Winner take nothing 1933 Amazon — buy Winner take nothing Bookshop — buy Winner take nothing ThriftBooks — buy Winner take nothing eBooks.com — buy Winner take nothing
  14. 14 By-Line 1937 Amazon — buy By-Line Bookshop — buy By-Line ThriftBooks — buy By-Line eBooks.com — buy By-Line
  15. 15 The fifth column 1938 Amazon — buy The fifth column Bookshop — buy The fifth column ThriftBooks — buy The fifth column eBooks.com — buy The fifth column
  16. 16 No Wind of Blame 1939 Amazon — buy No Wind of Blame Bookshop — buy No Wind of Blame ThriftBooks — buy No Wind of Blame eBooks.com — buy No Wind of Blame
  17. 17 For Whom the Bell Tolls 1940 Amazon — buy For Whom the Bell Tolls Bookshop — buy For Whom the Bell Tolls ThriftBooks — buy For Whom the Bell Tolls eBooks.com — buy For Whom the Bell Tolls
  18. 18 Envious Casca 1941 Amazon — buy Envious Casca Bookshop — buy Envious Casca ThriftBooks — buy Envious Casca eBooks.com — buy Envious Casca
  19. 19 Men at war 1942 Amazon — buy Men at war Bookshop — buy Men at war ThriftBooks — buy Men at war eBooks.com — buy Men at war
  20. 20 Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea 1944 Amazon — buy Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea Bookshop — buy Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea ThriftBooks — buy Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea eBooks.com — buy Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea
  21. 21 The Essential Hemingway 1947 Amazon — buy The Essential Hemingway Bookshop — buy The Essential Hemingway ThriftBooks — buy The Essential Hemingway eBooks.com — buy The Essential Hemingway
  22. 22 Across the river and into the trees 1950 Amazon — buy Across the river and into the trees Bookshop — buy Across the river and into the trees ThriftBooks — buy Across the river and into the trees eBooks.com — buy Across the river and into the trees
  23. 23 The Old Man and the Sea 1952 Amazon — buy The Old Man and the Sea Bookshop — buy The Old Man and the Sea ThriftBooks — buy The Old Man and the Sea eBooks.com — buy The Old Man and the Sea
  24. 24 Ernest Hemingway 1952 Amazon — buy Ernest Hemingway Bookshop — buy Ernest Hemingway ThriftBooks — buy Ernest Hemingway eBooks.com — buy Ernest Hemingway
  25. 25 Hemingway 1952 Amazon — buy Hemingway ThriftBooks — buy Hemingway eBooks.com — buy Hemingway
  26. 26 Detection Unlimited 1953 Amazon — buy Detection Unlimited Bookshop — buy Detection Unlimited ThriftBooks — buy Detection Unlimited eBooks.com — buy Detection Unlimited
  27. 27 The Hemingway reader 1953 Amazon — buy The Hemingway reader Bookshop — buy The Hemingway reader ThriftBooks — buy The Hemingway reader eBooks.com — buy The Hemingway reader
  28. 28 The dangerous summer 1960 Amazon — buy The dangerous summer Bookshop — buy The dangerous summer ThriftBooks — buy The dangerous summer eBooks.com — buy The dangerous summer
  29. 29 The collected poems of Ernest Hemingway 1960 Amazon — buy The collected poems of Ernest Hemingway Bookshop — buy The collected poems of Ernest Hemingway ThriftBooks — buy The collected poems of Ernest Hemingway eBooks.com — buy The collected poems of Ernest Hemingway
  30. 30 That summer in Paris 1963 Amazon — buy That summer in Paris Bookshop — buy That summer in Paris ThriftBooks — buy That summer in Paris eBooks.com — buy That summer in Paris
  31. 31 A Moveable Feast 1964 Amazon — buy A Moveable Feast Bookshop — buy A Moveable Feast ThriftBooks — buy A Moveable Feast eBooks.com — buy A Moveable Feast
  32. 32 Papa Hemingway 1966 Amazon — buy Papa Hemingway Bookshop — buy Papa Hemingway ThriftBooks — buy Papa Hemingway eBooks.com — buy Papa Hemingway
  33. 33 By-line: Ernest Hemingway 1967 Amazon — buy By-line: Ernest Hemingway Bookshop — buy By-line: Ernest Hemingway ThriftBooks — buy By-line: Ernest Hemingway eBooks.com — buy By-line: Ernest Hemingway
  34. 34 Nick Adams Stories 1972 Amazon — buy Nick Adams Stories Bookshop — buy Nick Adams Stories ThriftBooks — buy Nick Adams Stories eBooks.com — buy Nick Adams Stories
  35. 35 Ernest Hemingway and His World 1978 Amazon — buy Ernest Hemingway and His World Bookshop — buy Ernest Hemingway and His World ThriftBooks — buy Ernest Hemingway and His World eBooks.com — buy Ernest Hemingway and His World
  36. 36 Ernest Hemingway on writing 1984 Amazon — buy Ernest Hemingway on writing Bookshop — buy Ernest Hemingway on writing ThriftBooks — buy Ernest Hemingway on writing eBooks.com — buy Ernest Hemingway on writing
  37. 37 Ernest Hemingway's The old man and the sea 1984 Amazon — buy Ernest Hemingway's The old man and the sea Bookshop — buy Ernest Hemingway's The old man and the sea ThriftBooks — buy Ernest Hemingway's The old man and the sea eBooks.com — buy Ernest Hemingway's The old man and the sea
  38. 38 The garden of Eden 1986 Amazon — buy The garden of Eden Bookshop — buy The garden of Eden ThriftBooks — buy The garden of Eden eBooks.com — buy The garden of Eden
  39. 39 El viejo y el Mar 1986 Amazon — buy El viejo y el Mar Bookshop — buy El viejo y el Mar ThriftBooks — buy El viejo y el Mar eBooks.com — buy El viejo y el Mar
  40. 40 The Hemingway hoax 1990 Amazon — buy The Hemingway hoax Bookshop — buy The Hemingway hoax ThriftBooks — buy The Hemingway hoax eBooks.com — buy The Hemingway hoax

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Hemingway

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 Green Hills of Africa 1709
2 True at first light 1714
3 To Have and Have Not 1741
4 Islands in the Stream 1752
5 Death in the afternoon 1920
6 In our time 1925
7 The Sun Also Rises 1926
8 The torrents of spring 1926
9 The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories 1927
10 Men Without Women 1927
11 A Farewell to Arms 1929
12 The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway 1930
13 Winner take nothing 1933
14 By-Line 1937
15 The fifth column 1938
16 No Wind of Blame 1939
17 For Whom the Bell Tolls 1940
18 Envious Casca 1941
19 Men at war 1942
20 Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea 1944
21 The Essential Hemingway 1947
22 Across the river and into the trees 1950
23 The Old Man and the Sea 1952
24 Ernest Hemingway 1952
25 Hemingway 1952
26 Detection Unlimited 1953
27 The Hemingway reader 1953
28 The dangerous summer 1960
29 The collected poems of Ernest Hemingway 1960
30 That summer in Paris 1963
31 A Moveable Feast 1964
32 Papa Hemingway 1966
33 By-line: Ernest Hemingway 1967
34 Nick Adams Stories 1972
35 Ernest Hemingway and His World 1978
36 Ernest Hemingway on writing 1984
37 Ernest Hemingway's The old man and the sea 1984
38 The garden of Eden 1986
39 El viejo y el Mar 1986
40 The Hemingway hoax 1990

Hemingway reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Green Hills of Africa (1709). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Hemingway — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Hemingway books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1709–1990.

What is the newest Hemingway book?

The Hemingway hoax, published in 1990.