Kurt Vonnegut Books in Order
66 books are credited to Kurt Vonnegut, published between 1950 and 2020; 26 of them appeared after Kurt Vonnegut's death in 2007. The first book is Report on the Barnhouse Effect (1950) and the newest is Love, Kurt: The Vonnegut Love Letters, 1941-1945 (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
Kurt Vonnegut also publishes as Mark Harvey, Philboyd Sludge.
- Books
- 66
- Published
- 1950–2020
- Confirmed
- 60 of 66 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,999 in 21 of 66 books
Kurt Vonnegut (November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American novelist known for satire and dark humour. Over fifty years Vonnegut published fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays and five nonfiction works, and more writing appeared after 2007. The catalogue begins with the story Report on the Barnhouse Effect (1950) and includes Player Piano (1952), The Sirens of Titan (1959) and Cat's Cradle (1960), running to Love, Kurt: The Vonnegut Love Letters, 1941-1945 (2020). Raised in Indianapolis, Vonnegut left Cornell University in January 1943 to join the U.S. Army, and Army training included mechanical engineering studies at the Carnegie Institute of Technology and the University of Tennessee.
Source: Wikidata
Vonnegut's novels blend science fiction, absurdity, and social commentary, using simple, direct language and unconventional narrative structures to address themes such as war and the human condition. Slaughterhouse-Five is among his novels, alongside Cat's Cradle.
How many Kurt Vonnegut books are there?
Kurt Vonnegut has 66 books, released between 1950 and 2020. 26 of them were published after Kurt Vonnegut's death in 2007. They include 4 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.
Kurt Vonnegut Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 66 Kurt Vonnegut books in the order they were released, 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 November 2026.
- 1Report on the Barnhouse Effect1950 · confirmed 2/41950–2/4
- 2The Foster Portfolio1951 · confirmed 2/41951–2/4
- 31952–3/4
- 4Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog1953 · confirmed 2/41953–2/4
- 5Unready to Wear1953 · confirmed 2/41953–2/4
- 6D.P.1953 · confirmed 2/41953–2/4
- 71954224/4
- 81959–3/4
- 91960–3/4
- 1019611603/4
- 111961–3/4
- 12Harrison Bergeron1961 · confirmed 2/41961–2/4
- 131962–3/4
- 141965–3/4
- 151968–3/4
- 161968–3/4
- 171968–3/4
- 1819692054/4
- 19Who Am I This Time? For Romeos and JulietsKurt Vonnegut Jr. Short Stories/Novellas #91970 · 32 pages · confirmed 4/41970324/4
- 20Happy Birthday, Wanda JuneKurt Vonnegut Jr. Plays with Christopher Sergel #21971 · 190 pages · confirmed 4/419711904/4
- 211972–4/4
- 221973–3/4
- 231974–3/4
- 241976–3/4
- 251979–3/4
- 261980624/4
- 2719813304/4
- 2819822404/4
- 291982–3/4
- 301985–3/4
- 311987–3/4
- 3219883543/4
- 331990–3/4
- 3419972194/4
- 351999804/4
- 3619992954/4
- 37God Bless You, Dr. KevorkianKurt Vonnegut Jr. Short Stories/Novellas #101999 · 79 pages · confirmed 4/41999794/4
- 38Kurt Vonnegut on Mark Twain, Lincoln, Imperialist Wars and the WeatherKurt Vonnegut Jr. Non-Fiction #42004 · 12 pages · confirmed 4/42004124/4
- 392005–3/4
- 4020051503/4
- 4120082404/4
- 422009–3/4
- 432009–4/4
- 442009–4/4
- 452009–4/4
- 462009–4/4
- 472009–4/4
- 482009–4/4
- 492009–4/4
- 502009–4/4
- 512009–4/4
- 522009–4/4
- 532009–4/4
- 542009–4/4
- 5520112534/4
- 5620124364/4
- 572012–3/4
- 582012–3/4
- 592012–3/4
- 6020132084/4
- 61Vonnegut by the Dozen: Twelve Pieces by Kurt VonnegutKurt Vonnegut Jr. Short Stories/Novellas #242013 · confirmed 4/42013–4/4
- 622016–3/4
- 632016–3/4
- 642019–3/4
- 65Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's CrusadeSlaughter-House Five Series #12020 · 192 pages · confirmed 4/420201924/4
- 66Love, Kurt: The Vonnegut Love Letters, 1941-1945Biographies & Memoirs #22020 · 240 pages · confirmed 4/420202404/4
Kurt Vonnegut 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.
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Short Stories/Novellas
19 books19 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Standalone Novels
13 books13 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Short Story
9 books9 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Non-Fiction
9 books9 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Plays with Christopher Sergel in order
2 booksBiographies & Memoirs in order
2 booksDelta Fiction in order
2 booksKurt Vonnegut Jr. Children's in order
1 bookSlaughter-House Five Series in order
1 bookLiterary Conversations in order
1 bookConversations With Filmmakers Series in order
1 book- 37. Charlie Chaplin
Standalone books
6 books6 Kurt Vonnegut titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Kurt Vonnegut Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Kurt Vonnegut books run from Report on the Barnhouse Effect (1950) to Love, Kurt: The Vonnegut Love Letters, 1941-1945 (2020), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Kurt Vonnegut in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Kurt Vonnegut books in order?
You only need to read Kurt Vonnegut books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Kurt Vonnegut
Start with Report on the Barnhouse Effect (1950), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Kurt Vonnegut book?
Love, Kurt: The Vonnegut Love Letters, 1941-1945 (2020) is the newest Kurt Vonnegut book released so far.
Is there a new Kurt Vonnegut book coming?
No next Kurt Vonnegut 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 Kurt Vonnegut has won
Wikidata records 6 awards and 7 nominations for Kurt Vonnegut. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.
- Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame2019Won
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame2015Won
- Carl Sandburg Literary Award2001Won
- Mondello Prize1991Won
- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation1973Wonfor Slaughterhouse-Five
- National Book Award1970Wonfor Slaughterhouse-Five
- Locus Award for Best Collection2012Shortlistedfor Kurt Vonnegut: Novels & Stories, 1963-1973
- Locus Award for Best Short Fiction1973Shortlistedfor The Big Space Fuck
- Hugo Award for Best Novel1970Shortlistedfor Slaughterhouse-Five
- Nebula Award for Best Novel1970Shortlistedfor Slaughterhouse-Five
- Hugo Award for Best Novel1964Shortlistedfor Cat's Cradle
- Hugo Award for Best Novel1960Shortlistedfor The Sirens of Titan
Kurt Vonnegut at a glance
- Died
- Kurt Vonnegut died in 2007, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Kurt Vonnegut are still being published after Kurt Vonnegut's death in 2007; the newest appeared in 2020.
- Release pace
- Kurt Vonnegut books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,999 pages across the 21 of 66 books with a recorded length, a median of 205 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kurt Vonnegut books, 17 of 66, were published in the 2000s.
- Corroboration
- 32 of the 66 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 60 in at least three.
When Kurt Vonnegut books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Kurt Vonnegut titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 17 titles.
66 books total across 8 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Kurt Vonnegut books are about
19 of the 66 Kurt Vonnegut books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: novelists is tagged on 4 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Novelists 4 of 19 books
- American literature 3 of 19 books
- Interviews 3 of 19 books
- Short stories 3 of 19 books
- Vonnegut, kurt, 1922-2007 3 of 19 books
- World War, 1939-1945 3 of 19 books
- Authorship 2 of 19 books
- Biography 2 of 19 books
- Correspondence 2 of 19 books
- Nonfiction 2 of 19 books
- Social life and customs 2 of 19 books