Yasmina Khadra has published 10 novels and 2 novellas, beginning with The Swallows of Kabul (2002). The best-known is What the Day Owes the Night (2010). The latest is Khalil (2020).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Yasmina Khadra
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What the Day Owes the Night
Yasmina Khadra's most-read book.
Newest
Khalil
Published 2020.
Standalone novels in order
Morituri (1997)
In the Name of God (2000)
The Swallows of Kabul (2002)
The Attack (2005)
The Sirens of Baghdad (2007)
Dead Man's Share (2009)
What the Day Owes the Night (2010)
The African Equation (Aug 2011)
The Dictator's Last Night (2015)
Khalil (2020)
Novellas in order
Double Blank (2005)
Cousin K (2013)
Film and TV adaptations
- What the Day Owes the Night (2012)Film · from What the Day Owes the Night
About Yasmina Khadra
Mohammed Moulessehoul, better known by the pen name Yasmina Khadra, is an Algerian author living in France, who writes in French. One of the most famous Algerian novelists in the world, he has written almost 40 novels, and has published in more than 50 countries. Khadra has often explored Algerian and other Arab countries' civil wars, depicting Muslim conflicts and reality, the attraction of radical Islamism to those alienated by the incompetence and hypocrisy of politicians, and conflicts between East and West. In his several writings on the Algerian war, he has exposed the regime and the fundamentalist opposition as the joint guilty parties in the country's tragedy.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Yasmina Khadra FAQ
- How many books has Yasmina Khadra written?
- Yasmina Khadra has published 10 novels and 2 novellas that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Yasmina Khadra's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with What the Day Owes the Night.
- What is Yasmina Khadra's latest book?
- Khalil (2020).
- What is Yasmina Khadra's most famous book?
- What the Day Owes the Night (2010) is Yasmina Khadra's most widely read book.
- Which Yasmina Khadra books have been adapted?
- 1 book has been adapted for film or TV, including What the Day Owes the Night (film, 2012).
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.