A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Kazuo Ishiguro Books in Order

The complete Kazuo Ishiguro reading order — 40 books from 1982–2021.

  1. 01 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
  2. 02 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
  3. 03 The Unconsoled 1988 Amazon — buy The Unconsoled Bookshop — buy The Unconsoled ThriftBooks — buy The Unconsoled eBooks.com — buy The Unconsoled
  4. 04 Kazuo Ishiguro. 1988 Amazon — buy Kazuo Ishiguro. ThriftBooks — buy Kazuo Ishiguro. eBooks.com — buy Kazuo Ishiguro.
  5. 05 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
  6. 06 A Pale View of Hills / An Artist of the Floating World / The Remains of the Day / The Unconsoled 1997 Amazon — buy A Pale View of Hills / An Artist of the Floating World / The Remains of the Day / The Unconsoled Bookshop — buy A Pale View of Hills / An Artist of the Floating World / The Remains of the Day / The Unconsoled ThriftBooks — buy A Pale View of Hills / An Artist of the Floating World / The Remains of the Day / The Unconsoled eBooks.com — buy A Pale View of Hills / An Artist of the Floating World / The Remains of the Day / The Unconsoled
  7. 07 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
  8. 08 Narratives of Memory and Identity 1999 Amazon — buy Narratives of Memory and Identity Bookshop — buy Narratives of Memory and Identity ThriftBooks — buy Narratives of Memory and Identity eBooks.com — buy Narratives of Memory and Identity
  9. 09 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
  10. 10 "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
  11. 11 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
  12. 12 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)
  13. 13 Kazuo Ishiguro's the Remains of the Day 2001 Amazon — buy Kazuo Ishiguro's the Remains of the Day Bookshop — buy Kazuo Ishiguro's the Remains of the Day ThriftBooks — buy Kazuo Ishiguro's the Remains of the Day eBooks.com — buy Kazuo Ishiguro's the Remains of the Day
  14. 14 An Artist Of The Floating World / The Remains Of The Day / The Unconsoled 2003 Amazon — buy An Artist Of The Floating World / The Remains Of The Day / The Unconsoled Bookshop — buy An Artist Of The Floating World / The Remains Of The Day / The Unconsoled ThriftBooks — buy An Artist Of The Floating World / The Remains Of The Day / The Unconsoled eBooks.com — buy An Artist Of The Floating World / The Remains Of The Day / The Unconsoled
  15. 15 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
  16. 16 The Review of Contemporary Fiction 2005 Amazon — buy The Review of Contemporary Fiction Bookshop — buy The Review of Contemporary Fiction ThriftBooks — buy The Review of Contemporary Fiction eBooks.com — buy The Review of Contemporary Fiction
  17. 17 Globalization and Dislocation in the Novels of Kazuo Ishiguro 2006 Amazon — buy Globalization and Dislocation in the Novels of Kazuo Ishiguro Bookshop — buy Globalization and Dislocation in the Novels of Kazuo Ishiguro ThriftBooks — buy Globalization and Dislocation in the Novels of Kazuo Ishiguro eBooks.com — buy Globalization and Dislocation in the Novels of Kazuo Ishiguro
  18. 18 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
  19. 19 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)
  20. 20 Bookclub-In-A-Box Discusses Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 2008 Amazon — buy Bookclub-In-A-Box Discusses Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Bookshop — buy Bookclub-In-A-Box Discusses Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro ThriftBooks — buy Bookclub-In-A-Box Discusses Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro eBooks.com — buy Bookclub-In-A-Box Discusses Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
  21. 21 Nocturnes 2009 Amazon — buy Nocturnes Bookshop — buy Nocturnes ThriftBooks — buy Nocturnes eBooks.com — buy Nocturnes
  22. 22 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
  23. 23 Margin Without Centre 2010 Amazon — buy Margin Without Centre Bookshop — buy Margin Without Centre ThriftBooks — buy Margin Without Centre eBooks.com — buy Margin Without Centre
  24. 24 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
  25. 25 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
  26. 26 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
  27. 27 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
  28. 28 'a Family Supper',- Kazuo Ishiguro 2015 Amazon — buy 'a Family Supper',- Kazuo Ishiguro Bookshop — buy 'a Family Supper',- Kazuo Ishiguro ThriftBooks — buy 'a Family Supper',- Kazuo Ishiguro eBooks.com — buy 'a Family Supper',- Kazuo Ishiguro
  29. 29 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
  30. 30 Kazuo Ishiguro no sekai 2017 Amazon — buy Kazuo Ishiguro no sekai Bookshop — buy Kazuo Ishiguro no sekai ThriftBooks — buy Kazuo Ishiguro no sekai eBooks.com — buy Kazuo Ishiguro no sekai
  31. 31 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
  32. 32 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
  33. 33 Trauma and Narcissism in the Novels of Kazuo Ishiguro 2018 Amazon — buy Trauma and Narcissism in the Novels of Kazuo Ishiguro Bookshop — buy Trauma and Narcissism in the Novels of Kazuo Ishiguro ThriftBooks — buy Trauma and Narcissism in the Novels of Kazuo Ishiguro eBooks.com — buy Trauma and Narcissism in the Novels of Kazuo Ishiguro
  34. 34 Kazuo Ishiguro "Watashi o hanasanaide" o yomu 2018 Amazon — buy Kazuo Ishiguro "Watashi o hanasanaide" o yomu Bookshop — buy Kazuo Ishiguro "Watashi o hanasanaide" o yomu ThriftBooks — buy Kazuo Ishiguro "Watashi o hanasanaide" o yomu eBooks.com — buy Kazuo Ishiguro "Watashi o hanasanaide" o yomu
  35. 35 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
  36. 36 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
  37. 37 Kazuo Ishiguro : guía de viaje (2019) 2019 Amazon — buy Kazuo Ishiguro : guía de viaje (2019) Bookshop — buy Kazuo Ishiguro : guía de viaje (2019) ThriftBooks — buy Kazuo Ishiguro : guía de viaje (2019) eBooks.com — buy Kazuo Ishiguro : guía de viaje (2019)
  38. 38 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
  39. 39 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
  40. 40 Kazuo Ishiguro's Gestural Poetics 2021 Amazon — buy Kazuo Ishiguro's Gestural Poetics Bookshop — buy Kazuo Ishiguro's Gestural Poetics ThriftBooks — buy Kazuo Ishiguro's Gestural Poetics eBooks.com — buy Kazuo Ishiguro's Gestural Poetics

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 A Pale View of Hills 1982
2 An Artist of the Floating World 1986
3 The Unconsoled 1988
4 Kazuo Ishiguro. 1988
5 The Remains of the Day 1989
6 A Pale View of Hills / An Artist of the Floating World / The Remains of the Day / The Unconsoled 1997
7 Understanding Kazuo Ishiguro 1998
8 Narratives of Memory and Identity 1999
9 When We Were Orphans 2000
10 "Remains of the Day", Kazuo Ishiguro 2000
11 The Buried Giant 2001
12 Kazuo Ishiguro (Contemporary World Writers) 2001
13 Kazuo Ishiguro's the Remains of the Day 2001
14 An Artist Of The Floating World / The Remains Of The Day / The Unconsoled 2003
15 Never Let Me Go 2005
16 The Review of Contemporary Fiction 2005
17 Globalization and Dislocation in the Novels of Kazuo Ishiguro 2006
18 Conversations with Kazuo Ishiguro 2008
19 Understanding Kazuo Ishiguro (Understanding Contemporary British Literature) 2008
20 Bookclub-In-A-Box Discusses Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 2008
21 Nocturnes 2009
22 The novels of Kazuo Ishiguro 2010
23 Margin Without Centre 2010
24 Kazuo Ishiguro and Memory 2014
25 Kazuo Ishiguro in a Global Context 2015
26 Kazuo Ishiguro and Max Frisch 2015
27 Empathy in Kazuo Ishiguros Never Let Me Go 2015
28 'a Family Supper',- Kazuo Ishiguro 2015
29 My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs 2017
30 Kazuo Ishiguro no sekai 2017
31 Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 2018
32 Kazuo Ishiguro no shisen 2018
33 Trauma and Narcissism in the Novels of Kazuo Ishiguro 2018
34 Kazuo Ishiguro "Watashi o hanasanaide" o yomu 2018
35 Klara and the Sun 2019
36 Come Rain or Come Shine 2019
37 Kazuo Ishiguro : guía de viaje (2019) 2019
38 Two-World Literature 2020
39 Kazuo Ishiguro to Nihon 2020
40 Kazuo Ishiguro's Gestural Poetics 2021

Kazuo Ishiguro reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with A Pale View of Hills (1982). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Kazuo Ishiguro — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Kazuo Ishiguro books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1982–2021.

What is the newest Kazuo Ishiguro book?

Kazuo Ishiguro's Gestural Poetics, published in 2021.