Marcel Proust Books in Order
28 books are credited to Marcel Proust, published between 1896 and 2021; 18 of them appeared after Marcel Proust's death in 1922. The first book is Pleasures and Days / Pleasures and Regrets (1896) and the newest is The Mysterious Correspondent (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 28
- Published
- 1896–2021
- Pages on record
- 3,211 in 9 of 28 books
Marcel Proust (1871-1922) was a French novelist, critic and essayist. In Search of Lost Time, published in seven volumes between 1913 and 1927 and running to roughly 1.25 million words, is the work he is known for; critics rank him among the most influential novelists of the twentieth century. Proust was born in the Auteuil quarter of Paris to a wealthy family, his father Adrien a pathologist and epidemiologist. The catalogue here holds 28 titles, from Pleasures and Days (1896) to the 2021 collection The Mysterious Correspondent.
Source: Wikidata
How many Marcel Proust books are there?
Marcel Proust has 28 books, released between 1896 and 2021. 18 of them were published after Marcel Proust's death in 1922. They include 2 series and 19 titles listed outside any series.
Marcel Proust Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 28 Marcel Proust 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 November 2026.
- 1Pleasures and Days / Pleasures and Regrets1896 · confirmed 1/41896–1/4
- 2On Reading1905 · confirmed 1/41905–1/4
- 3Days of Reading1905 · confirmed 1/41905–1/4
- 4On Reading Ruskin1905 · 173 pages · confirmed 1/419051731/4
- 51913–1/4
- 61913–1/4
- 7In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower / Within a Budding GroveIn Search of Lost Time #31913 · confirmed 1/41913–1/4
- 8The Lemoine Affair1919 · confirmed 1/41919–1/4
- 91920–1/4
- 1019216161/4
- 111923–1/4
- 121925–1/4
- 13Time Regained / The Past Recaptured / Finding Time AgainIn Search of Lost Time #81927 · confirmed 1/41927–1/4
- 14Letters of Marcel Proust1949 · confirmed 1/41949–1/4
- 15Jean Santeuil1952 · confirmed 1/41952–1/4
- 16Marcel Proust: On Art and Literature 1896-19191954 · confirmed 1/41954–1/4
- 17Marcel Proust; Letters to His Mother1956 · confirmed 1/41956–1/4
- 18Correspondence, 1914-19221976 · confirmed 1/41976–1/4
- 19Selected Letters, Vol. 1: 1880-19031983 · 376 pages · confirmed 1/419833761/4
- 2019893841/4
- 21On Life, Love and Letters1989 · confirmed 1/41989–1/4
- 22Selected Letters, Vol. 2: 1904-19091989 · 482 pages · confirmed 1/419894821/4
- 23Against Sainte-Beuve and Other Essays1994 · 341 pages · confirmed 1/419943411/4
- 24Selected Letters, Vol. 4: 1918-19212000 · 528 pages · confirmed 1/420005281/4
- 25The Complete Short Stories of Marcel Proust2001 · 201 pages · confirmed 1/420012011/4
- 26Letters to the Lady Upstairs / Letters to His Neighbor2013 · 110 pages · confirmed 1/420131101/4
- 27In Search of Lost Time2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 28The Mysterious Correspondent2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
Marcel Proust 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.
In Search of Lost Time in order
8 books- 1. The Way by Swann's / Swann's Way
- 2. Swann in Love
- 3. In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower / Within a Budding Grove
- 4. The Guermantes Way
- 5. Sodom and Gomorrah / Cities of the Plain
- 6. The Prisoner / The Captive
- 7. The Fugitive / Albertine Gone / The Sweet Cheat Gone
- 8. Time Regained / The Past Recaptured / Finding Time Again
Marcel Proust's Poems in order
1 bookStandalone books
19 books19 Marcel Proust titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Marcel Proust books in order?
You only need to read Marcel Proust 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 Marcel Proust
Start with Pleasures and Days / Pleasures and Regrets (1896), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Marcel Proust book?
The Mysterious Correspondent (2021) is the newest Marcel Proust book released so far.
Is there a new Marcel Proust book coming?
No next Marcel Proust 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 Marcel Proust has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Marcel Proust. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.
- Grand Prize for the Best Novels of the Half-Century1950Wonfor Swann in Love
- Prix Goncourt1919Wonfor In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower
Marcel Proust at a glance
- Died
- Marcel Proust died in 1922, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Marcel Proust are still being published after Marcel Proust's death in 1922; the newest appeared in 2021.
- Release pace
- Marcel Proust books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 3,211 pages across the 9 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 376 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Marcel Proust books, 5 of 28, were published in the 1920s.
When Marcel Proust books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Marcel Proust titles appeared. 1920s was the most productive decade with 5 titles.
28 books total across 12 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Marcel Proust books are about
9 of the 28 Marcel Proust books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: proust, marcel, 1871-1922 is tagged on 4 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Proust, marcel, 1871-1922 4 of 9 books
- Correspondence 3 of 9 books
- Authors, correspondence 2 of 9 books
- French literature 2 of 9 books
- French Novelists 2 of 9 books
- Novelists, French 2 of 9 books