A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Proust Books in Order

The complete Proust reading order — 40 books from 1657–2007.

  1. 01 À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs 1657 Amazon — buy À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs Bookshop — buy À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs ThriftBooks — buy À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs eBooks.com — buy À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs
  2. 02 Pleasures and regrets 1896 Amazon — buy Pleasures and regrets Bookshop — buy Pleasures and regrets ThriftBooks — buy Pleasures and regrets eBooks.com — buy Pleasures and regrets
  3. 03 Albertine disparue 1900 Amazon — buy Albertine disparue Bookshop — buy Albertine disparue ThriftBooks — buy Albertine disparue eBooks.com — buy Albertine disparue
  4. 04 Sur la lecture 1905 Amazon — buy Sur la lecture Bookshop — buy Sur la lecture ThriftBooks — buy Sur la lecture eBooks.com — buy Sur la lecture
  5. 05 Du côté de chez Swann 1908 Amazon — buy Du côté de chez Swann Bookshop — buy Du côté de chez Swann ThriftBooks — buy Du côté de chez Swann eBooks.com — buy Du côté de chez Swann
  6. 06 Le Temps retrouvé 1913 Amazon — buy Le Temps retrouvé Bookshop — buy Le Temps retrouvé ThriftBooks — buy Le Temps retrouvé eBooks.com — buy Le Temps retrouvé
  7. 07 À la recherche du temps perdu 1919 Amazon — buy À la recherche du temps perdu Bookshop — buy À la recherche du temps perdu ThriftBooks — buy À la recherche du temps perdu eBooks.com — buy À la recherche du temps perdu
  8. 08 Sodome et Gomorrhe 1919 Amazon — buy Sodome et Gomorrhe Bookshop — buy Sodome et Gomorrhe ThriftBooks — buy Sodome et Gomorrhe eBooks.com — buy Sodome et Gomorrhe
  9. 09 Le Côté de Guermantes 1920 Amazon — buy Le Côté de Guermantes Bookshop — buy Le Côté de Guermantes ThriftBooks — buy Le Côté de Guermantes eBooks.com — buy Le Côté de Guermantes
  10. 10 La Prisonnière 1923 Amazon — buy La Prisonnière Bookshop — buy La Prisonnière ThriftBooks — buy La Prisonnière eBooks.com — buy La Prisonnière
  11. 11 Proust 1928 Amazon — buy Proust Bookshop — buy Proust ThriftBooks — buy Proust eBooks.com — buy Proust
  12. 12 Marcel Proust, selected letters, 1880-1903 1930 Amazon — buy Marcel Proust, selected letters, 1880-1903 Bookshop — buy Marcel Proust, selected letters, 1880-1903 ThriftBooks — buy Marcel Proust, selected letters, 1880-1903 eBooks.com — buy Marcel Proust, selected letters, 1880-1903
  13. 13 Remembrance of things past 1934 Amazon — buy Remembrance of things past ThriftBooks — buy Remembrance of things past eBooks.com — buy Remembrance of things past
  14. 14 Marcel Proust 1948 Amazon — buy Marcel Proust Bookshop — buy Marcel Proust ThriftBooks — buy Marcel Proust eBooks.com — buy Marcel Proust
  15. 15 À la recherche de Marcel Proust 1949 Amazon — buy À la recherche de Marcel Proust Bookshop — buy À la recherche de Marcel Proust ThriftBooks — buy À la recherche de Marcel Proust eBooks.com — buy À la recherche de Marcel Proust
  16. 16 Letters of Marcel Proust 1949 Amazon — buy Letters of Marcel Proust Bookshop — buy Letters of Marcel Proust ThriftBooks — buy Letters of Marcel Proust eBooks.com — buy Letters of Marcel Proust
  17. 17 Jean Santeuil 1952 Amazon — buy Jean Santeuil Bookshop — buy Jean Santeuil ThriftBooks — buy Jean Santeuil eBooks.com — buy Jean Santeuil
  18. 18 Contre Sainte-Beuve 1954 Amazon — buy Contre Sainte-Beuve Bookshop — buy Contre Sainte-Beuve ThriftBooks — buy Contre Sainte-Beuve eBooks.com — buy Contre Sainte-Beuve
  19. 19 Littérature et le mal 1957 Amazon — buy Littérature et le mal Bookshop — buy Littérature et le mal ThriftBooks — buy Littérature et le mal eBooks.com — buy Littérature et le mal
  20. 20 Sur Proust 1960 Amazon — buy Sur Proust Bookshop — buy Sur Proust ThriftBooks — buy Sur Proust eBooks.com — buy Sur Proust
  21. 21 Le monde de Marcel Proust 1960 Amazon — buy Le monde de Marcel Proust Bookshop — buy Le monde de Marcel Proust ThriftBooks — buy Le monde de Marcel Proust eBooks.com — buy Le monde de Marcel Proust
  22. 22 A reader's guide to Marcel Proust 1962 Amazon — buy A reader's guide to Marcel Proust Bookshop — buy A reader's guide to Marcel Proust ThriftBooks — buy A reader's guide to Marcel Proust eBooks.com — buy A reader's guide to Marcel Proust
  23. 23 Proust's nocturnal muse 1962 Amazon — buy Proust's nocturnal muse Bookshop — buy Proust's nocturnal muse ThriftBooks — buy Proust's nocturnal muse eBooks.com — buy Proust's nocturnal muse
  24. 24 De Proust a Camus 1963 Amazon — buy De Proust a Camus Bookshop — buy De Proust a Camus ThriftBooks — buy De Proust a Camus eBooks.com — buy De Proust a Camus
  25. 25 Alla ricerca del tempo perduto 1963 Amazon — buy Alla ricerca del tempo perduto ThriftBooks — buy Alla ricerca del tempo perduto eBooks.com — buy Alla ricerca del tempo perduto
  26. 26 Proust et les signes 1964 Amazon — buy Proust et les signes Bookshop — buy Proust et les signes ThriftBooks — buy Proust et les signes eBooks.com — buy Proust et les signes
  27. 27 A reading of Proust 1964 Amazon — buy A reading of Proust Bookshop — buy A reading of Proust ThriftBooks — buy A reading of Proust eBooks.com — buy A reading of Proust
  28. 28 Proust et le style 1970 Amazon — buy Proust et le style Bookshop — buy Proust et le style ThriftBooks — buy Proust et le style eBooks.com — buy Proust et le style
  29. 29 Proust and Rilke 1972 Amazon — buy Proust and Rilke Bookshop — buy Proust and Rilke ThriftBooks — buy Proust and Rilke eBooks.com — buy Proust and Rilke
  30. 30 Monsieur Proust 1973 Amazon — buy Monsieur Proust Bookshop — buy Monsieur Proust ThriftBooks — buy Monsieur Proust eBooks.com — buy Monsieur Proust
  31. 31 The Proust screenplay 1977 Amazon — buy The Proust screenplay Bookshop — buy The Proust screenplay ThriftBooks — buy The Proust screenplay eBooks.com — buy The Proust screenplay
  32. 32 Lectures on Literature. Austen, Dickens, Flaubert, Stevenson, Proust, Kafka, Joyce 1980 Amazon — buy Lectures on Literature. Austen, Dickens, Flaubert, Stevenson, Proust, Kafka, Joyce Bookshop — buy Lectures on Literature. Austen, Dickens, Flaubert, Stevenson, Proust, Kafka, Joyce ThriftBooks — buy Lectures on Literature. Austen, Dickens, Flaubert, Stevenson, Proust, Kafka, Joyce eBooks.com — buy Lectures on Literature. Austen, Dickens, Flaubert, Stevenson, Proust, Kafka, Joyce
  33. 33 THE CAPTIVE; THE FUGITIVE 1993 Amazon — buy THE CAPTIVE; THE FUGITIVE Bookshop — buy THE CAPTIVE; THE FUGITIVE ThriftBooks — buy THE CAPTIVE; THE FUGITIVE eBooks.com — buy THE CAPTIVE; THE FUGITIVE
  34. 34 How Proust can change your life 1997 Amazon — buy How Proust can change your life Bookshop — buy How Proust can change your life ThriftBooks — buy How Proust can change your life eBooks.com — buy How Proust can change your life
  35. 35 Proust's way 2000 Amazon — buy Proust's way Bookshop — buy Proust's way ThriftBooks — buy Proust's way eBooks.com — buy Proust's way
  36. 36 In Search of Lost Time (In Search of Lost Time 1) 2002 Amazon — buy In Search of Lost Time (In Search of Lost Time 1) Bookshop — buy In Search of Lost Time (In Search of Lost Time 1) ThriftBooks — buy In Search of Lost Time (In Search of Lost Time 1) eBooks.com — buy In Search of Lost Time (In Search of Lost Time 1)
  37. 37 Proust, Beckett, and narration 2003 Amazon — buy Proust, Beckett, and narration Bookshop — buy Proust, Beckett, and narration ThriftBooks — buy Proust, Beckett, and narration eBooks.com — buy Proust, Beckett, and narration
  38. 38 In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower 2004 Amazon — buy In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower Bookshop — buy In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower ThriftBooks — buy In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower eBooks.com — buy In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower
  39. 39 Proust and the Squid 2007 Amazon — buy Proust and the Squid Bookshop — buy Proust and the Squid ThriftBooks — buy Proust and the Squid eBooks.com — buy Proust and the Squid
  40. 40 Proust was a neuroscientist 2007 Amazon — buy Proust was a neuroscientist Bookshop — buy Proust was a neuroscientist ThriftBooks — buy Proust was a neuroscientist eBooks.com — buy Proust was a neuroscientist

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Proust

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs 1657
2 Pleasures and regrets 1896
3 Albertine disparue 1900
4 Sur la lecture 1905
5 Du côté de chez Swann 1908
6 Le Temps retrouvé 1913
7 À la recherche du temps perdu 1919
8 Sodome et Gomorrhe 1919
9 Le Côté de Guermantes 1920
10 La Prisonnière 1923
11 Proust 1928
12 Marcel Proust, selected letters, 1880-1903 1930
13 Remembrance of things past 1934
14 Marcel Proust 1948
15 À la recherche de Marcel Proust 1949
16 Letters of Marcel Proust 1949
17 Jean Santeuil 1952
18 Contre Sainte-Beuve 1954
19 Littérature et le mal 1957
20 Sur Proust 1960
21 Le monde de Marcel Proust 1960
22 A reader's guide to Marcel Proust 1962
23 Proust's nocturnal muse 1962
24 De Proust a Camus 1963
25 Alla ricerca del tempo perduto 1963
26 Proust et les signes 1964
27 A reading of Proust 1964
28 Proust et le style 1970
29 Proust and Rilke 1972
30 Monsieur Proust 1973
31 The Proust screenplay 1977
32 Lectures on Literature. Austen, Dickens, Flaubert, Stevenson, Proust, Kafka, Joyce 1980
33 THE CAPTIVE; THE FUGITIVE 1993
34 How Proust can change your life 1997
35 Proust's way 2000
36 In Search of Lost Time (In Search of Lost Time 1) 2002
37 Proust, Beckett, and narration 2003
38 In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower 2004
39 Proust and the Squid 2007
40 Proust was a neuroscientist 2007

Proust reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs (1657). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Proust — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Proust books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1657–2007.

What is the newest Proust book?

Proust was a neuroscientist, published in 2007.