Christopher Isherwood books in order
British-American novelist
- Lived
- 1904–1986
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 30
Christopher Isherwood published 15 novels, 2 novellas, 2 short story collections, 8 non-fiction books, 1 poetry collection and 2 other books, beginning with Mr Norris Changes Trains (1935). The best-known is A Single Man (1964).
Updated September 2026
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A Single Man
Christopher Isherwood's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
Mr Norris Changes Trains (1935)
Goodbye to Berlin (1939)
Vedanta for Modern Man (1945)
The World in the Evening (1954)
All the Conspirators (1957)
Down There on a Visit (1962)
A Single Man (1964)
A Meeting by the River (1967)
Lions and Shadows (1968)
The Memorial (1970)
Kathleen and Frank (1971)
Frankenstein (1973)
Christopher and His Kind (1976)
Lost Years (2000)
Kathleen and Christopher (2005)
Novellas in order
Prater Violet (1945)
October (1981)
Short story collections in order
The Berlin Stories (1945)
Great English Short Stories (1957)
Non-fiction in order
The Song of God (1951)
Ramakrishna and His Disciples (1965)
Journey to a War (1972), with W. H. Auden
My Guru and His Disciple (1980)
Christopher Isherwood Reads Selections from the Bhagavad Gita (1988)
Diaries (1996)
The Sixties (2011)
How to Know God (2020)
Poetry in order
Exhumations (1966)
Other books in order
An Approach to Vedanta (1963)
Shankara's Crest-Jewel of Discrimination (1970)
Film and TV adaptations
- I Am a Camera (1955)Film · from The Berlin Stories
- A Single Man (2009)Film · from A Single Man
- Christopher and His Kind (2011)TV · from Christopher and His Kind
About Christopher Isherwood
Christopher Isherwood was an English and American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, autobiographer, and diarist. His best-known works include Goodbye to Berlin (1939), a semi-autobiographical novel which was the basis for Cabaret (1966); A Single Man (1964), adapted into a film directed by Tom Ford in 2009; and Christopher and His Kind (1976), a memoir which "carried him into the heart of the Gay Liberation movement".
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Christopher Isherwood FAQ
- How many books has Christopher Isherwood written?
- Christopher Isherwood published 15 novels, 2 novellas, 2 short story collections, 8 non-fiction books, 1 poetry collection and 2 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Christopher Isherwood's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with A Single Man.
- What is Christopher Isherwood's last book?
- Christopher Isherwood Reads Selections from the Bhagavad Gita (1988).
- What is Christopher Isherwood's most famous book?
- A Single Man (1964) is Christopher Isherwood's most widely read book.
- Which Christopher Isherwood books have been adapted?
- 3 books have been adapted for film or TV, including The Berlin Stories (as I Am a Camera, film, 1955), A Single Man (film, 2009) and Christopher and His Kind (TV, 2011).
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.