Hans Fallada books in order
German writer
- Lived
- 1893–1947
- Country
- Germany
- Books
- 8
Hans Fallada published 8 novels, beginning with Every Man Dies Alone (1947).
Updated September 2026
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Every Man Dies Alone
Hans Fallada's most-read book.
Hans Fallada books in order of publication
A Small Circus (1931)
Little Man, What Now? (1932)
Little Man, What Now [by] Hans Fallada (1933)
An Old Heart Goes A-journeying (1936)
Wolf Among Wolves (1937)
Every Man Dies Alone (1947)
The Drinker (1950)
Iron Gustav (1969)
Film and TV adaptations
- Little Man, What Now? (1933)Film · from Little Man, What Now?
- Little Man, What Now? (1934)Film · from Little Man, What Now?
- Wolf Among Wolves (1964)TV · from Wolf Among Wolves
- Jeder stirbt für sich allein (1962)TV · from Every Man Dies Alone
- Everyone Dies Alone (1976)Film · from Every Man Dies Alone
- Alone in Berlin (2016)Film · from Every Man Dies Alone
About Hans Fallada
Hans Fallada was a German writer of the first half of the 20th century. Some of his better known novels include Little Man, What Now? (1932) and Every Man Dies Alone (1947). His works belong predominantly to the New Objectivity literary style, a style associated with an emotionless reportage approach, with precision of detail, and a veneration for 'the fact'. Fallada's pseudonym derives from a combination of characters found in Grimms' Fairy Tales: The titular protagonist of Hans in Luck, and Fallada the magical talking horse in The Goose Girl. Fallada was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936, and 1939.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Hans Fallada FAQ
- How many books has Hans Fallada written?
- Hans Fallada published 8 novels that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Hans Fallada's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Every Man Dies Alone.
- What is Hans Fallada's last book?
- Every Man Dies Alone (1947).
- What is Hans Fallada's most famous book?
- Every Man Dies Alone (1947) is Hans Fallada's most widely read book.
- Which Hans Fallada books have been adapted?
- 3 books have been adapted for film or TV, including Little Man, What Now? (film, 1933), Wolf Among Wolves (TV, 1964) and Every Man Dies Alone (as Jeder stirbt für sich allein, TV, 1962).
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.