Nadine Gordimer books in order
South African writer
- Lived
- 1923–2014
- Country
- South Africa
- Books
- 36
Nadine Gordimer published 21 novels, 4 novellas, 9 short story collections and 2 non-fiction books, beginning with The Conservationist (1974). The best-known is July's People (1981).
Updated September 2026
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July's People
Nadine Gordimer's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
Face to Face (1949)
The Lying Days (1953)
A World of Strangers (1958)
Occasion for Loving (1963)
Not for Publication (1965)
A Guest of Honour (1970)
The Conservationist (1974)
Burger's Daughter (1979)
What Happened to Burger's Daughter (1980)
July's People (1981)
Gordimer (1983)
Something Out There (1984)
A Sport of Nature (1987)
The Essential Gesture (1988)
My Son's Story (1990)
None to Accompany Me (1994)
Living in Hope and History (1999)
The Pickup (Sep 2001)
The House Gun (2004)
Get a Life (2005)
No Time Like the Present (2012)
Novellas in order
The Late Bourgeois World (1966)
A Solider's Embrace (1980)
A Soldier's Embrace (1982)
Lifetimes Under Apartheid (1986)
Short story collections in order
The Soft Voice of the Serpent (1952)
Livingstone's Companions: Stories (1971)
Selected Stories (1975)
Some Monday for Sure (1976)
Jump and Other Stories (1991)
Why Haven't You Written? (1992)
Loot, and Other Stories (2003)
Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black (2007)
Life Times (2010)
Non-fiction in order
Writing and (1995)
Ruth First and Joe Slovo in the War Against Apartheid (2013)
About Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer was a South African writer and political activist. She received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991, recognised as a writer "who through her magnificent epic writing has ... been of very great benefit to humanity".
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Nadine Gordimer FAQ
- How many books has Nadine Gordimer written?
- Nadine Gordimer published 21 novels, 4 novellas, 9 short story collections and 2 non-fiction books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Nadine Gordimer's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with July's People.
- What is Nadine Gordimer's last book?
- Ruth First and Joe Slovo in the War Against Apartheid (2013).
- What is Nadine Gordimer's most famous book?
- July's People (1981) is Nadine Gordimer's most widely read book.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.