Author · updated 2026
William Faulkner Books in Order
Every William Faulkner book in publication order — 43 in total, spanning 1926–2018.
Publication Order of Sin and Salvation Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sartoris | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Sound and the Fury | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  As I Lay Dying | 1930 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Sanctuary | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Light in August | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Absalom, Absalom! | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Requiem for a Nun | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Snopes Trilogy Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Hamlet | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Town | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Mansion | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soldiers' Pay | 1926 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Mosquitoes | 1927 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Pylon | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Unvanquished | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Wild Palms / If I Forget Thee Jerusalem | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Intruder in the Dust | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  A Fable | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Sanctuary and Requiem for a Nun | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  The Reivers | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Flags in the Dust | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Rose for Emily | 1930 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Bear | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Mayday | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Marionettes | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Barn Burning | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wishing Tree | 1927 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | These 13 | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Doctor Martino and Other Stories | 1934 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Barn Burning and other stories | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Go Down, Moses | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Knight's Gambit | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Big Woods | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Selected Short Stories | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  New Orleans Sketches | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Three Famous Short Novels | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Marble Faun and a Green Bough | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Uncle Willy and Other Stories | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Jealousy And Episode | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Uncollected Stories of William Faulkner | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Essential Faulkner | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  Ole Miss Juvenilia | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Best Horror Stories | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 43, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soldiers' Pay | 1926 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Mosquitoes | 1927 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Wishing Tree | 1927 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Sartoris | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Sound and the Fury | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | As I Lay Dying | 1930 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | A Rose for Emily | 1930 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Sanctuary | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | These 13 | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Light in August | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Doctor Martino and Other Stories | 1934 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Pylon | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Absalom, Absalom! | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Unvanquished | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Wild Palms / If I Forget Thee Jerusalem | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Barn Burning and other stories | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Hamlet | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Bear | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Go Down, Moses | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Intruder in the Dust | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Knight's Gambit | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Requiem for a Nun | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | A Fable | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Sanctuary and Requiem for a Nun | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Big Woods | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Selected Short Stories | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Town | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | New Orleans Sketches | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Three Famous Short Novels | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Mansion | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Marble Faun and a Green Bough | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | The Reivers | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Uncle Willy and Other Stories | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Flags in the Dust | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Jealousy And Episode | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | The Best Horror Stories | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Mayday | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Marionettes | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Uncollected Stories of William Faulkner | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Barn Burning | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | The Essential Faulkner | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Ole Miss Juvenilia | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
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