Jacques Derrida published 4 novels, 1 novella, 42 non-fiction books, 1 poetry collection and 8 other books, beginning with Of Grammatology (1967).
Updated September 2026
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Of Grammatology
Jacques Derrida's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
Speech and Phenomena (1967)
Writing and Difference (1967)
Right to Philosophy (1990)
Philosophy in a Time of Terror (2004)
Novellas in order
Archive Fever: A Freudian Impression (1998)
Non-fiction in order
Of Grammatology (1967)
Marges De La Philosophie (1972)
The Dissemination (1972)
Glas (1974)
The Truth in Painting (1978)
Spurs (1979)
The Archeology of the Frivolous (1980)
Positions (1981)
Margins of Philosophy (1982)
The Ear of the Other (1985)
Memoires for Paul De Man (1986)
Psyche (1987)
Limited Inc (1988)
Of Spirit (1989)
The Derrida Reader (1991)
Acts of Literature (1992)
Points...: Interviews, 1974–1994 (1992)
The Other Heading (1992)
Memoirs of the Blind (1993)
Specters of Marx (1993)
Politics of Friendship (1994)
Live from Death Row (1995)
Religion (1995)
The Gift of Death (1995)
Archive Fever (1996)
Echographies of Television (1996)
Chora L Works (1997)
Monolingualism of the Other (1998)
The Secret Art of Antonin Artaud (1998)
Acts of Religion (2001)
Negotiations (2002)
Who's Afraid of Philosophy? (2002)
Counterpath (2004)
Eyes of the University: Right to Philosophy 2 (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics) (2004)
For What Tomorrow (2004)
On Touching-Jean-luc Nancy (2005)
Geneses, Genealogies, Genres, and Genius (2006)
The Animal That Therefore I Am (2006)
Learning to Live Finally (2007)
Islam and the West (2008)
Voice and Phenomenon (2011)
Theory and Practice (2019)
Poetry in order
The Post Card (1987)
Other books in order
L' Ecriture Et La Difference (1967)
Spurs: Nietzsche's Styles/Eperons (1981)
The New Modernism (1988)
Given Time (1992)
Aporias (1993)
On Cosmopolitanism and Forgiveness (2003)
Rogues: Two Essays on Reason (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics) (2004)
Psyche: Inventions of the Other, Volume II (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics) (2008)
About Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher. He developed the philosophy of deconstruction, which he applied in some of his texts, and which he developed through close readings of the linguistics of Ferdinand de Saussure and Husserlian and Heideggerian phenomenology. He is one of the major figures associated with post-structuralism and postmodern philosophy although he distanced himself from post-structuralism and disavowed the word "postmodernity".
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Jacques Derrida FAQ
- How many books has Jacques Derrida written?
- Jacques Derrida published 4 novels, 1 novella, 42 non-fiction books, 1 poetry collection and 8 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Jacques Derrida's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Of Grammatology.
- What is Jacques Derrida's last book?
- The Animal That Therefore I Am (2006).
- What is Jacques Derrida's most famous book?
- Of Grammatology (1967) is Jacques Derrida's most widely read book.
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