Alberto Manguel books in order
Argentine-Canadian writer
- Born
- 1948
- Country
- Argentina
- Books
- 35
Alberto Manguel has published 9 novels, 1 novella, 5 short story collections, 11 non-fiction books, 1 poetry collection and 8 other books, beginning with The Dictionary of Imaginary Places (1980). The best-known is A History of Reading (1996). The latest is Fabulous Monsters: Dracula, Alice, Superman, and Other Literary Friends (2019).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Alberto Manguel
Start here
A History of Reading
Alberto Manguel's most-read book.
Newest
Fabulous Monsters: Dracula, Alice, Superman, and Other Literary Friends
Published September 2019.
Standalone novels in order
Black Water (1983)
Dark Arrows (1987)
Black Water 2 (1990)
Soho Square Three (1990)
News from a Foreign Country Came (1991)
The City of Words (2007)
A Reader on Reading (2010)
All Men Are Liars (2012)
Fabulous Monsters: Dracula, Alice, Superman, and Other Literary Friends (Sep 2019)
Novellas in order
Stevenson Under the Palm Trees (2002)
Short story collections in order
Other Fires (1985)
The Oxford Book of Canadian Ghost Stories (1990)
Meanwhile In Another Part Of The Forest (1994)
God's Spies (1999)
The Ecco Book of Christmas Stories (2006)
Non-fiction in order
The Dictionary of Imaginary Places (1980)
A History of Reading (1996)
By the Light of the Glow-worm Lamp (1998)
Into the Looking-glass Wood (1998)
Reading Pictures (2000)
Kipling (2001)
A Reading Diary (2004)
With Borges (2004)
The Library at Night (2006)
The Traveler The Tower And The Worm The Reader As Metaphor (2013)
Packing My Library (2018)
Poetry in order
Homer's the Iliad and the Odyssey (2007)
Other books in order
Evening Games (1987)
Canadian Mystery Stories (1991)
News From Foreign-Can (1991)
White Fire (1991)
The Gates of Paradise (2001)
The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories (2005)
Going Ashore (2009)
Oxford Brotherhood (2021)
About Alberto Manguel
Alberto Manguel is an Argentine-Canadian anthologist, translator, essayist, novelist, editor, and a former director of the National Library of Argentina. He is a cosmopolitan and polyglot scholar, speaking English, Spanish, German, and French fluently, and also Italian and Portuguese at a very advanced level. He left Argentina at the age of twenty, in 1968. He has lived in Israel, Argentina, France, United Kingdom, Italy, French Polynesia, Canada, United States and Portugal. Since 2021 he has directed an international center for reading studies in Lisbon, baptized in 2023 as Espaço Atlântida; In the biography of the center's website you can read: "He became a Canadian citizen and continues to identify his nationality as first and foremost Canadian."
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Alberto Manguel FAQ
- How many books has Alberto Manguel written?
- Alberto Manguel has published 9 novels, 1 novella, 5 short story collections, 11 non-fiction books, 1 poetry collection and 8 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Alberto Manguel's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with A History of Reading.
- What is Alberto Manguel's latest book?
- Fabulous Monsters: Dracula, Alice, Superman, and Other Literary Friends (2019).
- What is Alberto Manguel's most famous book?
- A History of Reading (1996) is Alberto Manguel's most widely read book.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.