Mihail Sebastian Books in Order
42 books are credited to Mihail Sebastian, published between 1996 and 2024; 42 of them appeared after Mihail Sebastian's death in 1945. The first book is Journal, 1935-1944: The Fascist Years (1996) and the newest is Comrade Papa (2024). Publication order is the reading order below. 40 of the 42 books listed here are in the Biblioasis International Translation series, which has its own page: Biblioasis International Translation books in order.
- Books
- 42
- Published
- 1996–2024
- Pages on record
- 828 in 2 of 42 books
Mihail Sebastian, born Iosif Mendel Hechter on October 18, 1907, was a Romanian playwright, essayist, journalist and novelist who died on May 29, 1945. Journal, 1935-1944: The Fascist Years (1996) is catalogued under subjects including Jews in Romania, personal narratives of the Holocaust, Romanian biography and Romanian politics and government. The Sebastian listing is also linked to the Biblioasis International Translation series.
How many Mihail Sebastian books are there?
Mihail Sebastian has 42 books, released between 1996 and 2024. 42 of them were published after Mihail Sebastian's death in 1945. 40 of them belong to the Biblioasis International Translation series.
Mihail Sebastian Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 42 Mihail Sebastian 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.
- 1Journal, 1935-1944: The Fascist Years1996 · 672 pages · confirmed 1/419966721/4
- 219961561/4
- 31996–1/4
- 42003–1/4
- 52003–1/4
- 62003–1/4
- 72004–1/4
- 82007–1/4
- 92008–1/4
- 102009–1/4
- 112009–1/4
- 122010–1/4
- 132011–1/4
- 142011–1/4
- 15Journal 1935–1944Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum #42012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 162012–1/4
- 172013–1/4
- 182013–1/4
- 192014–1/4
- 202014–1/4
- 212014–1/4
- 222015–1/4
- 232015–1/4
- 242015–1/4
- 252015–1/4
- 262016–1/4
- 272016–1/4
- 282016–1/4
- 292017–1/4
- 302017–1/4
- 312017–1/4
- 322017–1/4
- 332018–1/4
- 342019–1/4
- 352019–1/4
- 362020–1/4
- 372020–1/4
- 382020–1/4
- 392021–1/4
- 402022–1/4
- 412023–1/4
- 422024–1/4
Mihail Sebastian series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Mihail Sebastian 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.
Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in order
1 bookStandalone books
1 book1 Mihail Sebastian title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Mihail Sebastian books in order?
You only need to read Mihail Sebastian books in order within the Biblioasis International Translation series, which holds 40 of the 42 Mihail Sebastian books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Mihail Sebastian
Start with Dance with Snakes (1996), the first Biblioasis International Translation book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Journal, 1935-1944: The Fascist Years (1996).
What is the newest Mihail Sebastian book?
Comrade Papa (2024) is the newest Mihail Sebastian book released so far.
Is there a new Mihail Sebastian book coming?
No next Mihail Sebastian book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mihail Sebastian at a glance
- Died
- Mihail Sebastian died in 1945, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Mihail Sebastian are still being published after Mihail Sebastian's death in 1945; the newest appeared in 2024.
- Release pace
- Mihail Sebastian books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 828 pages across the 2 of 42 books with a recorded length, a median of 414 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mihail Sebastian books, 24 of 42, were published in the 2010s.
What the Mihail Sebastian books are about
2 of the 42 Mihail Sebastian books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Action & adventure 1 of 2 books
- Central america 1 of 2 books
- Homeless persons 1 of 2 books
- Jews, romania 1 of 2 books
- Murder 1 of 2 books
- Romania, biography 1 of 2 books
- Romania, politics and government 1 of 2 books
- Snakes 1 of 2 books
- Sociologists 1 of 2 books