Tariq Ali books in order
British political activist, writer, and historian
- Born
- 1943
- Country
- British Raj
- Books
- 34
Tariq Ali has published 8 novels, 18 non-fiction books, 1 children's book, 5 plays and 2 other books, beginning with Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree (1992). The best-known is The Clash of Fundamentalisms (2002). The latest is The Dilemmas of Lenin (2017).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Tariq Ali
Start here
The Clash of Fundamentalisms
Tariq Ali's most-read book.
Newest
The Dilemmas of Lenin
Published 2017.
Standalone novels in order
Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree (1992)
Fear of Mirrors (1998)
The Book of Saladin (1998)
The Stone Woman (2000)
A Sultan in Palermo (Islam Quintet 4) (2005)
Night Of The Golden Butterfly (2010)
The Extreme Centre: A Warning (Jan 2015)
The Dilemmas of Lenin (2017)
Non-fiction in order
The New Revolutionaries (1969)
Pakistan (1970)
Chile (1974)
Trotsky for Beginners (1980)
Can Pakistan Survive? (1983)
The Stalinist Legacy (1984)
Who's Afraid of Margaret Thatcher (1984)
Nehrus and the Gandhis an Indian Dynasty (1985)
Street Fighting Years; An Autobiography of the Sixties (1987)
Revolution from Above (1988)
Masters of the Universe (2000)
The Clash of Fundamentalisms (2002)
Rough Music (2005)
The Dictatorship of Capital (2008)
Protocols of the Elders of Sodom (2009)
The Duel (2009)
The Idea of Communism (2009)
The Obama Syndrome (2011)
Children's books in order
Introducing Trotsky and Marxism (2000)
Plays in order
Iranian Nights (Royal Court Theatre Series) (1989)
Moscow Gold (1990)
Snogging Ken (2000)
The Illustrious Corpse (2003)
The Leopard and the Fox (2007)
Other books in order
Collateral Damage (1999)
Bush in Babylon; The Recolonisation of Iraq (2003)
About Tariq Ali
Tariq Ali is a Pakistani-British political activist, writer, journalist, filmmaker, and public intellectual. He is a member of the editorial committee of the New Left Review and Sin Permiso, and contributes to The Guardian, CounterPunch, and the London Review of Books. He read Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Exeter College, Oxford.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Tariq Ali FAQ
- How many books has Tariq Ali written?
- Tariq Ali has published 8 novels, 18 non-fiction books, 1 children's book, 5 plays and 2 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Tariq Ali's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Clash of Fundamentalisms.
- What is Tariq Ali's latest book?
- The Dilemmas of Lenin (2017).
- What is Tariq Ali's most famous book?
- The Clash of Fundamentalisms (2002) is Tariq Ali'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.