A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Ishiguro Books in Order

The complete Ishiguro reading order — 40 books from 1957–2020.

  1. 01 Utsusareta bakumatsu 1957 Amazon — buy Utsusareta bakumatsu ThriftBooks — buy Utsusareta bakumatsu eBooks.com — buy Utsusareta bakumatsu
  2. 02 Leibniz's philosophy of logic and language 1972 Amazon — buy Leibniz's philosophy of logic and language Bookshop — buy Leibniz's philosophy of logic and language ThriftBooks — buy Leibniz's philosophy of logic and language eBooks.com — buy Leibniz's philosophy of logic and language
  3. 03 Ishiguro Munemaro sakutō gojissen 1972 Amazon — buy Ishiguro Munemaro sakutō gojissen ThriftBooks — buy Ishiguro Munemaro sakutō gojissen eBooks.com — buy Ishiguro Munemaro sakutō gojissen
  4. 04 Kaga-han tomurayaku Ishiguro Ke monjo 1974 Amazon — buy Kaga-han tomurayaku Ishiguro Ke monjo ThriftBooks — buy Kaga-han tomurayaku Ishiguro Ke monjo eBooks.com — buy Kaga-han tomurayaku Ishiguro Ke monjo
  5. 05 The Mr. & Mrs. Ishiguro collection of ancient art 1976 Amazon — buy The Mr. & Mrs. Ishiguro collection of ancient art ThriftBooks — buy The Mr. & Mrs. Ishiguro collection of ancient art eBooks.com — buy The Mr. & Mrs. Ishiguro collection of ancient art
  6. 06 Ishiguro Munemaro 1978 Amazon — buy Ishiguro Munemaro ThriftBooks — buy Ishiguro Munemaro eBooks.com — buy Ishiguro Munemaro
  7. 07 Ishiguro Munemaro ten 1978 Amazon — buy Ishiguro Munemaro ten ThriftBooks — buy Ishiguro Munemaro ten eBooks.com — buy Ishiguro Munemaro ten
  8. 08 A Pale View of Hills 1982 Amazon — buy A Pale View of Hills Bookshop — buy A Pale View of Hills ThriftBooks — buy A Pale View of Hills eBooks.com — buy A Pale View of Hills
  9. 09 Ishiguro iseki 1985 Amazon — buy Ishiguro iseki ThriftBooks — buy Ishiguro iseki eBooks.com — buy Ishiguro iseki
  10. 10 An Artist of the Floating World 1986 Amazon — buy An Artist of the Floating World Bookshop — buy An Artist of the Floating World ThriftBooks — buy An Artist of the Floating World eBooks.com — buy An Artist of the Floating World
  11. 11 The Unconsoled 1988 Amazon — buy The Unconsoled Bookshop — buy The Unconsoled ThriftBooks — buy The Unconsoled eBooks.com — buy The Unconsoled
  12. 12 Kazuo Ishiguro. 1988 Amazon — buy Kazuo Ishiguro. ThriftBooks — buy Kazuo Ishiguro. eBooks.com — buy Kazuo Ishiguro.
  13. 13 The Remains of the Day 1989 Amazon — buy The Remains of the Day Bookshop — buy The Remains of the Day ThriftBooks — buy The Remains of the Day eBooks.com — buy The Remains of the Day
  14. 14 Ishiguro Tadanori kaikyu kyujunen 1994 Amazon — buy Ishiguro Tadanori kaikyu kyujunen Bookshop — buy Ishiguro Tadanori kaikyu kyujunen ThriftBooks — buy Ishiguro Tadanori kaikyu kyujunen eBooks.com — buy Ishiguro Tadanori kaikyu kyujunen
  15. 15 Understanding Kazuo Ishiguro 1998 Amazon — buy Understanding Kazuo Ishiguro Bookshop — buy Understanding Kazuo Ishiguro ThriftBooks — buy Understanding Kazuo Ishiguro eBooks.com — buy Understanding Kazuo Ishiguro
  16. 16 When We Were Orphans 2000 Amazon — buy When We Were Orphans Bookshop — buy When We Were Orphans ThriftBooks — buy When We Were Orphans eBooks.com — buy When We Were Orphans
  17. 17 "Remains of the Day", Kazuo Ishiguro 2000 Amazon — buy "Remains of the Day", Kazuo Ishiguro Bookshop — buy "Remains of the Day", Kazuo Ishiguro ThriftBooks — buy "Remains of the Day", Kazuo Ishiguro eBooks.com — buy "Remains of the Day", Kazuo Ishiguro
  18. 18 Denki, Ishiguro Tadaatsu, Ishiguro Tadaatsu 2000 Amazon — buy Denki, Ishiguro Tadaatsu, Ishiguro Tadaatsu Bookshop — buy Denki, Ishiguro Tadaatsu, Ishiguro Tadaatsu ThriftBooks — buy Denki, Ishiguro Tadaatsu, Ishiguro Tadaatsu eBooks.com — buy Denki, Ishiguro Tadaatsu, Ishiguro Tadaatsu
  19. 19 The Buried Giant 2001 Amazon — buy The Buried Giant Bookshop — buy The Buried Giant ThriftBooks — buy The Buried Giant eBooks.com — buy The Buried Giant
  20. 20 Kazuo Ishiguro (Contemporary World Writers) 2001 Amazon — buy Kazuo Ishiguro (Contemporary World Writers) Bookshop — buy Kazuo Ishiguro (Contemporary World Writers) ThriftBooks — buy Kazuo Ishiguro (Contemporary World Writers) eBooks.com — buy Kazuo Ishiguro (Contemporary World Writers)
  21. 21 Never Let Me Go 2005 Amazon — buy Never Let Me Go Bookshop — buy Never Let Me Go ThriftBooks — buy Never Let Me Go eBooks.com — buy Never Let Me Go
  22. 22 Japanese special attack aircraft and flying bombs 2005 Amazon — buy Japanese special attack aircraft and flying bombs Bookshop — buy Japanese special attack aircraft and flying bombs ThriftBooks — buy Japanese special attack aircraft and flying bombs eBooks.com — buy Japanese special attack aircraft and flying bombs
  23. 23 Conversations with Kazuo Ishiguro 2008 Amazon — buy Conversations with Kazuo Ishiguro Bookshop — buy Conversations with Kazuo Ishiguro ThriftBooks — buy Conversations with Kazuo Ishiguro eBooks.com — buy Conversations with Kazuo Ishiguro
  24. 24 Understanding Kazuo Ishiguro (Understanding Contemporary British Literature) 2008 Amazon — buy Understanding Kazuo Ishiguro (Understanding Contemporary British Literature) Bookshop — buy Understanding Kazuo Ishiguro (Understanding Contemporary British Literature) ThriftBooks — buy Understanding Kazuo Ishiguro (Understanding Contemporary British Literature) eBooks.com — buy Understanding Kazuo Ishiguro (Understanding Contemporary British Literature)
  25. 25 Nocturnes 2009 Amazon — buy Nocturnes Bookshop — buy Nocturnes ThriftBooks — buy Nocturnes eBooks.com — buy Nocturnes
  26. 26 The novels of Kazuo Ishiguro 2010 Amazon — buy The novels of Kazuo Ishiguro Bookshop — buy The novels of Kazuo Ishiguro ThriftBooks — buy The novels of Kazuo Ishiguro eBooks.com — buy The novels of Kazuo Ishiguro
  27. 27 Kazuo Ishiguro and Memory 2014 Amazon — buy Kazuo Ishiguro and Memory Bookshop — buy Kazuo Ishiguro and Memory ThriftBooks — buy Kazuo Ishiguro and Memory eBooks.com — buy Kazuo Ishiguro and Memory
  28. 28 Kazuo Ishiguro in a Global Context 2015 Amazon — buy Kazuo Ishiguro in a Global Context Bookshop — buy Kazuo Ishiguro in a Global Context ThriftBooks — buy Kazuo Ishiguro in a Global Context eBooks.com — buy Kazuo Ishiguro in a Global Context
  29. 29 Kazuo Ishiguro and Max Frisch 2015 Amazon — buy Kazuo Ishiguro and Max Frisch Bookshop — buy Kazuo Ishiguro and Max Frisch ThriftBooks — buy Kazuo Ishiguro and Max Frisch eBooks.com — buy Kazuo Ishiguro and Max Frisch
  30. 30 Empathy in Kazuo Ishiguros Never Let Me Go 2015 Amazon — buy Empathy in Kazuo Ishiguros Never Let Me Go Bookshop — buy Empathy in Kazuo Ishiguros Never Let Me Go ThriftBooks — buy Empathy in Kazuo Ishiguros Never Let Me Go eBooks.com — buy Empathy in Kazuo Ishiguros Never Let Me Go
  31. 31 My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs 2017 Amazon — buy My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs Bookshop — buy My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs ThriftBooks — buy My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs eBooks.com — buy My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs
  32. 32 Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 2018 Amazon — buy Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Bookshop — buy Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro ThriftBooks — buy Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro eBooks.com — buy Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
  33. 33 Kazuo Ishiguro no shisen 2018 Amazon — buy Kazuo Ishiguro no shisen Bookshop — buy Kazuo Ishiguro no shisen ThriftBooks — buy Kazuo Ishiguro no shisen eBooks.com — buy Kazuo Ishiguro no shisen
  34. 34 Klara and the Sun 2019 Amazon — buy Klara and the Sun Bookshop — buy Klara and the Sun ThriftBooks — buy Klara and the Sun eBooks.com — buy Klara and the Sun
  35. 35 Come Rain or Come Shine 2019 Amazon — buy Come Rain or Come Shine Bookshop — buy Come Rain or Come Shine ThriftBooks — buy Come Rain or Come Shine eBooks.com — buy Come Rain or Come Shine
  36. 36 Heavenly Delusion, Volume 1 2019 Amazon — buy Heavenly Delusion, Volume 1 Bookshop — buy Heavenly Delusion, Volume 1 ThriftBooks — buy Heavenly Delusion, Volume 1 eBooks.com — buy Heavenly Delusion, Volume 1
  37. 37 Escape Routes 2020 Amazon — buy Escape Routes Bookshop — buy Escape Routes ThriftBooks — buy Escape Routes eBooks.com — buy Escape Routes
  38. 38 Heavenly Delusion, Volume 3 2020 Amazon — buy Heavenly Delusion, Volume 3 Bookshop — buy Heavenly Delusion, Volume 3 ThriftBooks — buy Heavenly Delusion, Volume 3 eBooks.com — buy Heavenly Delusion, Volume 3
  39. 39 Two-World Literature 2020 Amazon — buy Two-World Literature Bookshop — buy Two-World Literature ThriftBooks — buy Two-World Literature eBooks.com — buy Two-World Literature
  40. 40 Kazuo Ishiguro to Nihon 2020 Amazon — buy Kazuo Ishiguro to Nihon Bookshop — buy Kazuo Ishiguro to Nihon ThriftBooks — buy Kazuo Ishiguro to Nihon eBooks.com — buy Kazuo Ishiguro to Nihon

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Utsusareta bakumatsu 1957
2 Leibniz's philosophy of logic and language 1972
3 Ishiguro Munemaro sakutō gojissen 1972
4 Kaga-han tomurayaku Ishiguro Ke monjo 1974
5 The Mr. & Mrs. Ishiguro collection of ancient art 1976
6 Ishiguro Munemaro 1978
7 Ishiguro Munemaro ten 1978
8 A Pale View of Hills 1982
9 Ishiguro iseki 1985
10 An Artist of the Floating World 1986
11 The Unconsoled 1988
12 Kazuo Ishiguro. 1988
13 The Remains of the Day 1989
14 Ishiguro Tadanori kaikyu kyujunen 1994
15 Understanding Kazuo Ishiguro 1998
16 When We Were Orphans 2000
17 "Remains of the Day", Kazuo Ishiguro 2000
18 Denki, Ishiguro Tadaatsu, Ishiguro Tadaatsu 2000
19 The Buried Giant 2001
20 Kazuo Ishiguro (Contemporary World Writers) 2001
21 Never Let Me Go 2005
22 Japanese special attack aircraft and flying bombs 2005
23 Conversations with Kazuo Ishiguro 2008
24 Understanding Kazuo Ishiguro (Understanding Contemporary British Literature) 2008
25 Nocturnes 2009
26 The novels of Kazuo Ishiguro 2010
27 Kazuo Ishiguro and Memory 2014
28 Kazuo Ishiguro in a Global Context 2015
29 Kazuo Ishiguro and Max Frisch 2015
30 Empathy in Kazuo Ishiguros Never Let Me Go 2015
31 My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs 2017
32 Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 2018
33 Kazuo Ishiguro no shisen 2018
34 Klara and the Sun 2019
35 Come Rain or Come Shine 2019
36 Heavenly Delusion, Volume 1 2019
37 Escape Routes 2020
38 Heavenly Delusion, Volume 3 2020
39 Two-World Literature 2020
40 Kazuo Ishiguro to Nihon 2020

Ishiguro reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Utsusareta bakumatsu (1957). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Ishiguro — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Ishiguro books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1957–2020.

What is the newest Ishiguro book?

Kazuo Ishiguro to Nihon, published in 2020.