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V.S. Naipaul Books in Order
Every V.S. Naipaul book in publication order — 37 in total, spanning 1957–2018.
Publication Order of India Trilogy Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Area of Darkness | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Wounded Civilization | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | A Million Mutinies Now | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collected Short Fiction | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Nightwatchman's Occurrence Book | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Vintage Naipaul | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Middle Passage | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Reading and Writing | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Loss of El Dorado | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Perfect Tenants and the Mourners | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Return of Eva Peron | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | A Congo Diary | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Among the Believers | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | A Turn In The South | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Beyond Belief | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Between Father and Son | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Writer and the World | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Literary Occasions | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | A Writer's People | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Masque of Africa | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | India Essays | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mystic Masseur | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Suffrage of Elvira | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Miguel Street | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | A House for Mr Biswas | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Mr Stone And The Knights Companion | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Mimic Men | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | A Flag on the Island | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | In a Free State | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Guerrillas | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | A Bend in the River | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Finding the Center | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Overcrowded Barracoon | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Enigma of Arrival | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | A Way in the World | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Willie Chandran Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Half a Life | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Magic Seeds | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 37, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mystic Masseur | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Suffrage of Elvira | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Miguel Street | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | A House for Mr Biswas | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Middle Passage | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Mr Stone And The Knights Companion | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | An Area of Darkness | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Mimic Men | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | A Flag on the Island | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Reading and Writing | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Loss of El Dorado | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Collected Short Fiction | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | In a Free State | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Guerrillas | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | A Wounded Civilization | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Perfect Tenants and the Mourners | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | A Bend in the River | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Return of Eva Peron | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | A Congo Diary | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Among the Believers | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Finding the Center | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Overcrowded Barracoon | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Enigma of Arrival | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | A Turn In The South | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | A Million Mutinies Now | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | A Way in the World | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Beyond Belief | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Between Father and Son | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Half a Life | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Nightwatchman's Occurrence Book | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Writer and the World | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Literary Occasions | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Vintage Naipaul | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Magic Seeds | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | A Writer's People | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | The Masque of Africa | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | India Essays | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
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