Erich Fromm books in order
German-American sociologist and psychoanalyst
- Lived
- 1900–1980
- Country
- Germany
- Books
- 31
Erich Fromm published 28 non-fiction books and 3 other books, beginning with Escape from Freedom (1941). The best-known is The Art of Loving (1956).
Updated September 2026
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The Art of Loving
Erich Fromm's most-read book.
Non-fiction in order
Escape from Freedom (1941)
Man for Himself (1947)
Psychoanalysis and Religion (1950)
The Forgotten Language; An Introduction to the Understanding of Dreams, Fairy Tales, and Myths (1951)
The Sane Society (1955)
The Art of Loving (1956)
Marx's Concept of Man (1961)
May Man Prevail? (1961)
Beyond the Chains of Illusion (1962)
The Dogma of Christ, and Other Essays on Religion, Psychology, and Culture. -- (1963)
The Heart of Man (1964)
The Heart of Man, Its Genius for Good and Evil (1964)
Socialist Humanism (1965)
You Shall Be as Gods (1966)
The Revolution of Hope (1968)
Sigmund Freud's Mission (1969)
The Crisis of Psychoanalysis (1970)
The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness (1973)
To Have or to Be? (1976)
Greatness and Limitations of Freud's Thought (1980)
On Disobedience and Other Essays (1981)
Psychoanalysis and Zen Buddhism (1981)
For the Love of Life (1986)
Art of (1992)
On (1994)
The Art of Listening (1994)
The Erich Fromm Reader (1994)
Love, Sexuality, and Matriarchy (1997)
Other books in order
The Nature of Man (1968)
Social Character in a Mexican Village (1970)
Sevme Sanati (1984)
About Erich Fromm
Erich Seligmann Fromm was a German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was a German Jew who fled the Nazi regime and settled in the United States. He was one of the founders of The William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology in New York City and was associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory.
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Erich Fromm FAQ
- How many books has Erich Fromm written?
- Erich Fromm published 28 non-fiction books and 3 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Erich Fromm's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Art of Loving.
- What is Erich Fromm's last book?
- Psychoanalysis and Zen Buddhism (1981).
- What is Erich Fromm's most famous book?
- The Art of Loving (1956) is Erich Fromm'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.