John Berger books in order
British painter, writer and art critic
- Lived
- 1926–2017
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 48
John Berger published 26 novels, 2 novellas, 1 short story collection, 15 non-fiction books and 4 other books, beginning with Understanding a Photograph (1967). The best-known is Ways of Seeing (1972).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with John Berger
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Ways of Seeing
John Berger's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
A Painter of Our Time (1958)
The Foot of Clive (1962)
Toward Reality (1962)
Success Failure (1966)
G (1972)
Ways of Seeing (1972)
The Look of Things (1974)
A Seventh Man (1975)
Corker's Freedom (1979)
Permanent Red (1979)
Pig Earth (1979)
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in Year 2000 (1983)
Lilac and Flag (1990)
Into Their Labours (1991)
Once in Europa (1991)
The Sense of Sight (1992)
To the Wedding (1995)
A Fortunate Man (1997)
Art and Revolution (1997)
King (1999)
Selected Essays of John Berger (2001)
The Shape of a Pocket (2001)
Here Is Where We Meet (2005)
From A to X (2009)
David Levi Strauss: Between the Eyes (2012)
Portreler; Sanatcilar Üzerine Yazilar (2018)
Novellas in order
And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos (1991)
Railtracks (2011)
Short story collections in order
Photocopies (1996)
Non-fiction in order
Understanding a Photograph (1967)
The Moment of Cubism (1969)
Selected Essays and Articles (1972)
Another Way of Telling (1982)
The White Bird (1985)
About Looking (1988)
The Success and Failure of Picasso (1989)
Keeping a Rendezvous (1991)
Selected Essays (2001)
Berger on Drawing (2005)
Hold Everything Dear (2007)
Why Look At Animals (2009)
Bento's Sketchbook (2011)
Portraits (2015)
Red Tenda of Bologna (2018)
Other books in order
Cataract (2011)
Confabulaciones (2015)
Confabulations (2017)
Steps Towards a Small Theory of the Visible (2020)
About John Berger
John Peter Berger was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize. His essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, is hugely culturally influential and continues to be widely read today. He lived in France for over fifty years.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
John Berger FAQ
- How many books has John Berger written?
- John Berger published 26 novels, 2 novellas, 1 short story collection, 15 non-fiction books and 4 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read John Berger's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Ways of Seeing.
- What is John Berger's last book?
- Red Tenda of Bologna (2018).
- What is John Berger's most famous book?
- Ways of Seeing (1972) is John Berger's most widely read book.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.