Douglas Hofstadter books in order
American physicist, computer scientist and professor of cognitive science
- Born
- 1945
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 8
Douglas Hofstadter has published 2 novels, 4 non-fiction books and 2 other books, beginning with Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid (1979). The latest is I Am a Strange Loop (2007).
Updated September 2026
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid
Douglas Hofstadter's most-read book, rated by 73 Open Library readers.
Newest
I Am a Strange Loop
Published March 2007.
Standalone novels in order
Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid (1979)
Le Ton Beau De Marot (1997)
Non-fiction in order
The Mind's I: Fantasies And Reflections On Self & Soul (1982), with Daniel Dennett
Metamagical Themas (1985)
Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies (1995)
I Am a Strange Loop (Mar 2007)
Other books in order
Rhapsody on a Theme by Clément Marot (1995)
To Light the Flame of Reason (2022)
About Douglas Hofstadter
Douglas Richard Hofstadter is an American cognitive and computer scientist whose research includes concepts such as the sense of self in relation to the external world, consciousness, analogy-making, strange loops, ambigrams, artificial intelligence, and discovery in mathematics and physics. His 1979 book Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid won the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction, and a National Book Award for Science. His 2007 book I Am a Strange Loop won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Douglas Hofstadter FAQ
- How many books has Douglas Hofstadter written?
- Douglas Hofstadter has published 2 novels, 4 non-fiction books and 2 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Douglas Hofstadter's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid.
- What is Douglas Hofstadter's latest book?
- I Am a Strange Loop (2007).
- What is Douglas Hofstadter's most famous book?
- Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid (1979) is Douglas Hofstadter's most widely read book.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.