Author · updated 2026
Claire Messud Books in Order
Every Claire Messud book in publication order — 9 in total, spanning 1994–2020.
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When the World Was Steady | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Last Life | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Emperor's Children | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Woman Upstairs | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Burning Girl | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hunters | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Professor's History | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-FIction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kant's Little Prussian Head and Other Reasons Why I Write | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ploughshares Summer 2016 Guest-Edited by Claire Messud & James Wood | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 9, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When the World Was Steady | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Last Life | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Hunters | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Emperor's Children | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Professor's History | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Woman Upstairs | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Ploughshares Summer 2016 Guest-Edited by Claire Messud & James Wood | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Burning Girl | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Kant's Little Prussian Head and Other Reasons Why I Write | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
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