Henry Miller Books in Order

50 books are credited to Henry Miller, published between 1934 and 2022; 10 of them appeared after Henry Miller's death in 1980. The first book is Tropic of Cancer (1934) and the newest is Brassaï: Paris & Picasso (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
50
Published
1934–2022
Pages on record
2,139 in 12 of 50 books
Photo of Henry Miller, author

Henry Miller (1891-1980) was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist who broke with existing literary forms to build a semi-autobiographical novel out of social criticism, stream of consciousness, philosophical reflection, character study, surrealist free association, explicit sexual writing and mysticism. Tropic of Cancer (1934), Black Spring (1936), Tropic of Capricorn (1939) and the Rosy Crucifixion trilogy draw on Miller's years in New York City and Paris, and all were banned in the United States until 1961. The catalogue holds 50 titles running to 2022.

How many Henry Miller books are there?

Henry Miller has 50 books, released between 1934 and 2022. 10 of them were published after Henry Miller's death in 1980. They include 3 series and 43 titles listed outside any series.

Henry Miller Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 50 Henry Miller 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.

  1. 1
    Tropic of CancerTropic #11934 · confirmed 1/4
    1934
  2. 2
    Black SpringTropic #21936 · confirmed 1/4
    1936
  3. 3
    The Cosmological Eye1939 · confirmed 1/4
    1939
  4. 4
    Tropic of CapricornTropic #31939 · confirmed 1/4
    1939
  5. 5
    The World Of Sex1940 · confirmed 1/4
    1940
  6. 6
    Under the Roofs of Paris1941 · confirmed 1/4
    1941
  7. 7
    The Colossus of Maroussi1941 · confirmed 1/4
    1941
  8. 8
    The Wisdom of the Heart1941 · confirmed 1/4
    1941
  9. 9
    Sunday After The War1944 · confirmed 1/4
    1944
  10. 10
    The Air-Conditioned Nightmare1945 · confirmed 1/4
    1945
  11. 11
    Aller Retour New York1945 · confirmed 1/4
    1945
  12. 12
    Patchen: Man of Anger and Light1946 · confirmed 1/4
    1946
  13. 131946
  14. 14
    Maurizius Forever1946 · confirmed 1/4
    1946
  15. 15
    Varda: The Master Builder1947 · confirmed 1/4
    1947
  16. 16
    Remember To Remember1947 · 1 pages · confirmed 1/4
    19471
  17. 171948
  18. 18
    SexusRosy Crucifixion #11949 · confirmed 1/4
    1949
  19. 19
    PlexusRosy Crucifixion #21952 · confirmed 1/4
    1952
  20. 20
    The Books in My Life1952 · confirmed 1/4
    1952
  21. 21
    Nights of Love and Laughter1955 · confirmed 1/4
    1955
  22. 22
    A Devil in Paradise1956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956
  23. 23
    Quiet Days in Clichy1956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956
  24. 241957
  25. 25
    NexusRosy Crucifixion #31959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959
  26. 261959
  27. 27
    The Intimate Henry Miller1959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959
  28. 28
    To Paint Is To Love Again1960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960
  29. 29
    The Best of Henry Miller1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964
  30. 30
    Henry Miller on Writing1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964

Henry Miller 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.

Tropic in order

3 books
  1. 1. Tropic of Cancer
  2. 2. Black Spring
  3. 3. Tropic of Capricorn

Rosy Crucifixion in order

3 books
  1. 1. Sexus
  2. 2. Plexus
  3. 3. Nexus

Ultimate Disaster Survival in order

1 book
  1. 1. SHTF Disaster Survival Gear Guide A to Z: Best Bug Out Gear & Supply Manual

Standalone books

43 books

43 Henry Miller titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Henry Miller books in order?

You only need to read Henry Miller books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Henry Miller

Start with Tropic of Cancer (1934), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Henry Miller book?

Brassaï: Paris & Picasso (2022) is the newest Henry Miller book released so far.

Is there a new Henry Miller book coming?

No next Henry Miller book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Henry Miller at a glance

Died
Henry Miller died in 1980, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Henry Miller are still being published after Henry Miller's death in 1980; the newest appeared in 2022.
Release pace
Henry Miller books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,139 pages across the 12 of 50 books with a recorded length, a median of 168 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Henry Miller books, 14 of 50, were published in the 1940s.

What the Henry Miller books are about

13 of the 50 Henry Miller books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: authors is tagged on 4 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Authors 4 of 13 books
  • Biography 4 of 13 books
  • Correspondence 3 of 13 books
  • Miller, henry, 1891-1980 3 of 13 books
  • American letters 2 of 13 books