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Gaston Bachelard books in order

French writer and philosopher

Lived
1884–1962
Country
France
Books
16

Gaston Bachelard published 8 non-fiction books, 3 poetry collections and 5 other books, beginning with The Poetics of Space (1958).

Updated September 2026

Where to start with Gaston Bachelard

Non-fiction in order

  1. The Psychoanalysis of Fire (1938)

    115 pages

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  2. Le Nouvel Esprit Scientifique (1946)

    179 pages

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  3. Lautréamont (1963)

    156 pages

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  4. Water and Dreams (1965)

    213 pages

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  5. The Philosophy of No (1968)

    123 pages

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  6. The Right to Dream (1971)

    215 pages

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  7. The New Scientific Spirit (1984)

    190 pages

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  8. Air and Dreams (1988)

    298 pages

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Poetry in order

  1. The Poetics of Space (1958)

    241 pages

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  2. The Poetics of Reverie (1969)

    212 pages

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  3. On Poetic Imagination and Reverie (1971)

    111 pages

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Other books in order

  1. La Psychanalyse Du Feu (1949)

    184 pages

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  2. Le Materialisme Rationnel (1963)

    224 pages

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  3. The Flame of a Candle (1988)

    89 pages

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  4. Fragments of a Poetics of Fire (1997)

    197 pages

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  5. Formation of the Scientific Mind (Philosophy of Science) (2006)

    266 pages

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About Gaston Bachelard

Gaston Louis Pierre Bachelard was a French philosopher. He made contributions in the fields of poetics and the philosophy of science. To the latter, he introduced the concepts of epistemological obstacle and epistemological break. He influenced many subsequent French philosophers, among them Michel Foucault, Louis Althusser, Dominique Lecourt and Jacques Derrida, as well as the sociologists Pierre Bourdieu and Bruno Latour.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Gaston Bachelard FAQ

How many books has Gaston Bachelard written?
Gaston Bachelard published 8 non-fiction books, 3 poetry collections and 5 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
What order should I read Gaston Bachelard's books in?
Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Poetics of Space.
What is Gaston Bachelard's last book?
Lautréamont (1963).
What is Gaston Bachelard's most famous book?
The Poetics of Space (1958) is Gaston Bachelard's most widely read book.

Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.