Erich Segal Books in Order
Erich Segal has written 15 books, published between 1968 and 2002. The first book is Roman Laughter (1968) and the newest is Oxford Readings in Menander, Plautus, and Terence (2002). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 15
- Published
- 1968–2002
- Pages on record
- 5,271 in 14 of 15 books
- Reading time
- 88–132 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,271 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 15 titles with a page count on record.
Erich Wolf Segal (1937-2010) was an American novelist, screenwriter, educator and classicist. Love Story (1970) is the bestselling novel Segal wrote and then adapted for the screen; Oliver's Story (1977) appears later in the same listing. Segal's classical scholarship sits alongside the fiction, from Roman Laughter (1968) through Greek Tragedy (1983) to Oxford Readings in Menander, Plautus, and Terence (2002). The catalogue holds 15 titles in all, among them Man, Woman, and Child (1970), The Class (1985), Doctors (1988) and Acts of Faith (1992). Subjects cover Latin and Greek drama, comedy, history and criticism, Harvard University and physicians.
How many Erich Segal books are there?
Erich Segal has 15 books, released between 1968 and 2002. 2 of them belong to the Love Story series.
Erich Segal Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 Erich Segal 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.
- 1Roman Laughter1968 · 299 pages · confirmed 2/419682992/4
- 219702242/4
- 3Man, Woman, and Child1970 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/419702242/4
- 4Fairy Tale1973 · 46 pages · confirmed 2/41973462/4
- 519772562/4
- 6Greek Tragedy1983 · 453 pages · confirmed 2/419834532/4
- 7The Class1985 · 531 pages · confirmed 2/419855312/4
- 8Doctors1988 · 678 pages · confirmed 2/419886782/4
- 9Oxford Readings in Greek Tragedy1989 · 453 pages · confirmed 2/419894532/4
- 10Acts of Faith1992 · 545 pages · confirmed 2/419925452/4
- 11Prizes1995 · 470 pages · confirmed 2/419954702/4
- 12Oxford Readings in Aristophanes1996 · 335 pages · confirmed 2/419963352/4
- 13Only Love1997 · 168 pages · confirmed 2/419971682/4
- 14The Death of Comedy2001 · 589 pages · confirmed 2/420015892/4
- 15Oxford Readings in Menander, Plautus, and Terence2002 · confirmed 2/42002–2/4
Erich Segal 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.
Love Story in order
2 books- 1. Love Story
- 2. Oliver's Story
Standalone books
13 books13 Erich Segal titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Erich Segal books in order?
You only need to read Erich Segal books in order within the Love Story series, which holds 2 of the 15 Erich Segal books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Erich Segal
Start with Roman Laughter (1968), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Erich Segal book?
Oxford Readings in Menander, Plautus, and Terence (2002) is the newest Erich Segal book released so far.
Is there a new Erich Segal book coming?
No next Erich Segal 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 Erich Segal has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Erich Segal. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Lucien Barrière Literary Award1986Won
Erich Segal at a glance
- Died
- Erich Segal died in 2010, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Erich Segal on record dates from 2002.
- Release pace
- Erich Segal books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 5,271 pages across the 14 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 394 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Erich Segal books, 4 of 15, were published in the 1990s.
What the Erich Segal books are about
13 of the 15 Erich Segal books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history and criticism is tagged on 5 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History and criticism 5 of 13 books
- Fiction in English 3 of 13 books
- Comedy 2 of 13 books
- Criticism and interpretation 2 of 13 books
- Greek drama (Tragedy) 2 of 13 books
- Harvard University 2 of 13 books
- In literature 2 of 13 books
- Man-woman relationships 2 of 13 books
- Mythology, Greek, in literature 2 of 13 books
- Physicians 2 of 13 books