Julia Kristeva books in order
Bulgarian philosopher, psychoanalyst & academic
- Born
- 1941
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Books
- 29
Julia Kristeva has published 5 novels, 15 non-fiction books and 9 other books, beginning with Powers of Horror (1980). The latest is Murder in Byzantium (2005).
Updated September 2026
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Powers of Horror
Julia Kristeva's most-read book.
Newest
Murder in Byzantium
Published 2005.
Standalone novels in order
The Samurai (1992)
The Old Man and the Wolves (1994)
Possessions (1996)
The Feminine and the Sacred (2001)
Murder in Byzantium (2005)
Non-fiction in order
About Chinese Women (1974)
Desire in Language (1980)
Powers of Horror (1980)
The Kristeva Reader (1986)
Tales of Love (1987)
Strangers to Ourselves (1991)
Proust and the Sense of Time (1993)
Julia Kristeva, Interviews (1996)
Time & Sense (1996)
The Portable Kristeva (1997)
Crisis of the European Subject (2000)
The Sense and Non-sense of Revolt (2000)
Hannah Arendt (2001)
Revolt, She Said (Foreign Agents) (2002)
Colette (2004)
Other books in order
Essays in Semiotics (1971)
Desire In Language A Semiotic Approach To Literature And Art (1982)
Revolution in Poetic Language (1984)
Black Sun (1989)
Language, the Unknown (1989)
The Severed Head (2011)
Enchanted Clock (2018)
Nations Without Nationalism (2025)
Teresa, My Love (2025)
About Julia Kristeva
Julia Kristeva is a Bulgarian-French philosopher, literary critic, semiotician, psychoanalyst, feminist, and novelist who has lived in France since the mid-1960s. She has taught at Columbia University, and is now a professor emerita at Université Paris Cité. The author of more than 30 books, including Powers of Horror, Tales of Love, Black Sun: Depression and Melancholia, Proust and the Sense of Time, and the trilogy Female Genius, she has been awarded Commander of the Legion of Honor, Commander of the Order of Merit, the Holberg International Memorial Prize, the Hannah Arendt Prize, and the Vision 97 Foundation Prize, awarded by the Havel Foundation.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Julia Kristeva FAQ
- How many books has Julia Kristeva written?
- Julia Kristeva has published 5 novels, 15 non-fiction books and 9 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Julia Kristeva's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Powers of Horror.
- What is Julia Kristeva's latest book?
- Murder in Byzantium (2005).
- What is Julia Kristeva's most famous book?
- Powers of Horror (1980) is Julia Kristeva's most widely read book.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.