Andrey Kurkov Books in Order
Andrey Kurkov has written 16 books, published between 2001 and 2026. The first book is Death and the Penguin (2001) and the newest is The Lost Soldiers (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 2001–2026
- Pages on record
- 3,342 in 11 of 16 books
- Reading time
- 56–84 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,342 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 16 titles with a page count on record.
Andrey Kurkov is a Ukrainian novelist and public intellectual who writes in Russian and Ukrainian. Death and the Penguin (2001) is his best known book and has a sequel, Penguin Lost (2004). The Samson Kolechko investigations make up his Kyiv mystery series, and subjects across the catalogue cover Ukraine, the Soviet Union, satire, politics and the conflict running since 2014. Kurkov has 16 catalogued titles dated 2001 to 2026, ending at The Lost Soldiers, and his work is translated into 37 languages.
How many Andrey Kurkov books are there?
Andrey Kurkov has 16 books, released between 2001 and 2026. They include 2 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.
Andrey Kurkov Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 Andrey Kurkov books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120012282/4
- 2The Case of the General's Thumb2003 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/420032242/4
- 320042562/4
- 4The President's Last Love2004 · 440 pages · confirmed 2/420044402/4
- 5A Matter оf Death аnd Life2005 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/420051122/4
- 6The Milkman in the Night2008 · 474 pages · confirmed 2/420084742/4
- 7The Good Angel of Death2009 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/420093762/4
- 8The Gardener from Ochakov2010 · 314 pages · confirmed 2/420103142/4
- 9The Bickford Fuse2011 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/420113522/4
- 10Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 11Ukraine Diaries2014 · 262 pages · confirmed 2/420142622/4
- 12Grey Bees2020 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/420203042/4
- 13Diary of an Invasion2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 142024–2/4
- 152025–2/4
- 162026–2/4
Andrey Kurkov books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Samson Kolechko Investigates / Kyiv Mysteries in order
3 booksPenguin in order
2 booksStandalone books
11 books11 Andrey Kurkov titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Andrey Kurkov books in order?
You only need to read Andrey Kurkov books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Andrey Kurkov
Start with Death and the Penguin (2001), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Andrey Kurkov book?
The Lost Soldiers (2026) is the newest Andrey Kurkov book released so far.
Is there a new Andrey Kurkov book coming?
No next Andrey Kurkov book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Andrey Kurkov has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Andrey Kurkov. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Geschwister-Scholl-Preis2022Won
- Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize2022Wonfor Grey Bees
Andrey Kurkov at a glance
- Still publishing
- Andrey Kurkov published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Andrey Kurkov books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,342 pages across the 11 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Andrey Kurkov books, 7 of 16, were published in the 2000s.
What the Andrey Kurkov books are about
12 of the 16 Andrey Kurkov books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 4 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Suspense 4 of 12 books
- Soviet Union 3 of 12 books
- Ukraine 3 of 12 books
- Authors 2 of 12 books
- History 2 of 12 books
- Politics and government 2 of 12 books
- Satire 2 of 12 books
- Slavic philology 2 of 12 books
- Ukraine Conflict, 2014- 2 of 12 books