Memoir authors and series
The best-known memoir authors are Hans Christian Andersen, Agatha Christie and Ernest Hemingway. Below are all 45 memoir writers in the directory, their series in reading order, and 119 of their books free to read.
- Authors
- 45
- Series
- 8
- Free to read
- 119
Best-known memoir authors
Agatha Christie
Mystery, 1890–1976
Ernest Hemingway
Literary fiction, 1899–1961
Kurt Vonnegut
Literary fiction, 1922–2007
Haruki Murakami
Memoir, born 1949
Orhan Pamuk
Essays, born 1952
François Mauriac
Memoir, 1885–1970
Primo Levi
Memoir, 1919–1987
William S. Burroughs
Literary fiction, 1914–1997
Evelyn Waugh
Satire, 1903–1966
Arthur Koestler
Memoir, 1905–1983
Shirley Jackson
Children's books, 1916–1965
Richard Wright
Literary fiction, 1908–1960
Gerald Durrell
Memoir, 1925–1995
Lawrence Durrell
Memoir, 1912–1990
William Styron
Literary fiction, 1925–2006
Henri Charrière
Literary fiction, 1906–1973
Tara Westover
Memoir, born 1986
Svetlana Alliluyeva
Memoir, 1926–2011
Memoir series in reading order
All series1Q84
Haruki Murakami · 3 books
Chronicles of Barsetshire
Anthony Trollope · 4 books
Palliser
Anthony Trollope · 5 books
The Alexandria Quartet
Lawrence Durrell · 4 books
Free memoir classics
All free classicsAndersen's Fairy Tales
Hans Christian Andersen
Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Nostalgia
Grazia Deledda
Ashes (Cenere)
Grazia Deledda
The Memoirs of François René Vicomte de Chateaubriand sometime Ambassador to England, Volume 4 (of 6)
François-René de Chateaubriand
Atala
François-René de Chateaubriand
The Small House at Allington
Anthony Trollope
An Old Man's Love
Anthony Trollope
Winesburg, Ohio
Sherwood Anderson
Tar
Sherwood Anderson
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African
Olaudah Equiano
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1
Frances Burney
Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World
Frances Burney
The Book of the Lover and the Beloved
Ramon Llull
Classic memoir authors
Hans Christian Andersen
Children's books, 1805–1875
Grazia Deledda
Drama, 1871–1936
François-René de Chateaubriand
Memoir, 1768–1848
Anthony Trollope
Literary fiction, 1815–1882
Sherwood Anderson
Memoir, 1876–1941
Olaudah Equiano
Memoir, 1745–1797
Frances Burney
Memoir, 1752–1840
Marina Tsvetaeva
Memoir, 1892–1941
Ramon Llull
Memoir, 1232–1316
Klaus Mann
Memoir, 1906–1949
Charles Eastman
Memoir, 1858–1939
José de Alencar
Memoir, 1829–1877
Zinaida Gippius
Memoir, 1869–1945
Aino Kallas
Historical fiction, 1878–1956
Léon Daudet
Memoir, 1867–1942
Ion Creangă
Poetry, 1837–1889
Ion Heliade Rădulescu
Memoir, 1802–1872
Aleksander Fredro
Comedy, 1793–1876
All memoir authors
- Hans Christian Andersen 33 books
- Agatha Christie 128 books
- Ernest Hemingway 38 books
- Kurt Vonnegut 36 books
- Haruki Murakami 48 books
- Orhan Pamuk 17 books
- Grazia Deledda 8 books
- François-René de Chateaubriand 13 books
- Anthony Trollope 66 books
- François Mauriac 45 books
- Sherwood Anderson 29 books
- Primo Levi 20 books
- William S. Burroughs 43 books
- Olaudah Equiano 1 books
- Frances Burney 8 books
- Evelyn Waugh 40 books
- Arthur Koestler 35 books
- Marina Tsvetaeva 3 books
- Ramon Llull 13 books
- Shirley Jackson 18 books
- Richard Wright 16 books
- Gerald Durrell 42 books
- Lawrence Durrell 40 books
- William Styron 13 books
- Klaus Mann 11 books
- Henri Charrière 2 books
- Charles Eastman 10 books
- Tara Westover 1 books
- Svetlana Alliluyeva 2 books
- Karl Ove Knausgård 22 books
- Gabrielle Roy 11 books
- Gavin McInnes 4 books
- Anderson Cooper 4 books
- José de Alencar 10 books
- Zinaida Gippius 4 books
- Fazil Iskander 6 books
- Aino Kallas 2 books
- Banine 1 books
- Vladimir Gelfand 0 books
- Léon Daudet 3 books
- Ion Creangă 2 books
- Ion Heliade Rădulescu 0 books
- Aleksander Fredro 1 books
- Abel Bonnard 2 books
- Vladislav Khodasevich 0 books
Memoir FAQ
- Who are the best memoir authors?
- The best-known memoir authors here, ranked by how widely they are read and written about, are Hans Christian Andersen, Agatha Christie, Ernest Hemingway, Kurt Vonnegut and Haruki Murakami.
- What are the best memoir series?
- 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami, Chronicles of Barsetshire by Anthony Trollope, Palliser by Anthony Trollope and The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell — each listed in reading order.
- Can I read memoir books for free?
- Yes. 119 memoir books by these authors are in the public domain in the US and free to read here.