Yehuda Amichai published 1 novella, 1 short story collection and 9 poetry collections, beginning with Travels (1976). The best-known is The Great Tranquillity (1980).
Updated September 2026
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The Great Tranquillity
Yehuda Amichai's most-read book.
Novellas in order
Travels (1976)
Short story collections in order
The World Is a Room and Other Stories (1984)
Poetry in order
Amen (1977)
The Great Tranquillity (1980)
Love Poems (1981)
Poems (1986)
Poems of Jerusalem (1988)
Poems of Jerusalem and Love Poems (1993)
Yehuda Amichai, a Life of Poetry, 1948-1994 (1994)
Open Closed Open (2000)
The Poetry of Yehuda Amichai (2015)
About Yehuda Amichai
Yehuda Amichai was an Israeli poet and author, one of the first to write in colloquial Hebrew in modern times. His 17 books have been translated into more than 20 languages, including Chinese and Japanese. He was a people's poet who believed that his poetry should reflect ordinary life. As he once said, "I am also living among the dead." He changed his last name to "Amichai", meaning "My nation lives".
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Yehuda Amichai FAQ
- How many books has Yehuda Amichai written?
- Yehuda Amichai published 1 novella, 1 short story collection and 9 poetry collections that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Yehuda Amichai's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Great Tranquillity.
- What is Yehuda Amichai's last book?
- The World Is a Room and Other Stories (1984).
- What is Yehuda Amichai's most famous book?
- The Great Tranquillity (1980) is Yehuda Amichai's most widely read book.
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