Gilles Deleuze published 11 novels, 1 novella, 21 non-fiction books, 1 poetry collection and 6 other books, beginning with Nietzsche and Philosophy (1962). The 2 series include Capitalism and Schizophrenia (2 books, starting with Anti-Oedipus) and Cinéma (2 books, starting with Cinema 1: The Movement Image). The best-known is Anti-Oedipus (1972).
Updated September 2026
Capitalism and Schizophrenia books in order (2)
Reading order: 1 Anti-Oedipus (1972) · 2 A Thousand Plateaus (1980)
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Anti-Oedipus (1972)
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A Thousand Plateaus (1980)
Where to start with Gilles Deleuze
Start here
Anti-Oedipus
Gilles Deleuze's most-read book and the first of the 2 Capitalism and Schizophrenia books.
Standalone novels in order
Empirisme Et Subjectivité (1953)
La Philosophie Critique De Kant (1963)
Nietzsche (1965)
Le Bergsonisme (1966)
Masochism: Coldness and Cruelty (1967)
Kafka: Toward a Minor Literature (1975)
Rhizome (1976)
Superpositions (1979)
The Fold: Leibniz and the Baroque (1988)
Critique Et Clinique (1993)
Novellas in order
Kafka (1975)
Non-fiction in order
Nietzsche and Philosophy (1962)
Proust and Signs (1964)
Difference and Repetition (1968)
The Logic of Sense (1969)
Dialogues (1977)
Spinoza: Practical Philosophy (1981)
Kant's Critical Philosophy (1984)
Cinema (1986)
Cinema 1 (1986)
Foucault (1986)
Nomadology (1986)
Masochism (1989)
Empiricism and Subjectivity (1991)
What Is Philosophy? (1991)
The Fold (1992)
Essays Critical and Clinical (1997)
Pure Immanence (2001)
Dialogues II (2002)
Poetry in order
On the Line (1983)
Other books in order
Capitalism and Schizophrenia (1977)
Bergsonism (1988)
Cinema 2 (1989)
Expressionism in Philosophy (1990)
Negotiations 19721990 (1997)
Deleuze and Guattari's Anti Oedipus (1999)
About Gilles Deleuze
Gilles Louis René Deleuze was a French philosopher who, from the early 1950s until his death, wrote on a variety of subjects including ontology, social critique, film theory, and fine art. His most popular works were the two volumes of Capitalism and Schizophrenia: Anti-Oedipus (1972) and A Thousand Plateaus (1980), both co-written with long-term collaborator Félix Guattari. His metaphysical treatise Difference and Repetition (1968) is considered to be his magnum opus.
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Gilles Deleuze FAQ
- How many books has Gilles Deleuze written?
- Gilles Deleuze published 11 novels, 1 novella, 21 non-fiction books, 1 poetry collection and 6 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Gilles Deleuze's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Capitalism and Schizophrenia with Anti-Oedipus and Cinéma with Cinema 1: The Movement Image. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Gilles Deleuze's last book?
- Essays Critical and Clinical (1997).
- What is Gilles Deleuze's most famous book?
- Anti-Oedipus (1972) is Gilles Deleuze's most widely read book.
- Are Gilles Deleuze's books connected?
- 4 books belong to 2 series (Capitalism and Schizophrenia and Cinéma); the other 36 books stand alone.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.