Perumal Murugan Books in Order
Perumal Murugan has written 25 books, published between 2013 and 2023. The first book is One Part Woman (2013) and the newest is Fire Bird (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 2013–2023
- Pages on record
- 240 in 1 of 25 books
Perumal Murugan is an Indian writer and scholar, born in 1966, who writes in Tamil. Murugan has produced 12 novels, 6 short story collections and 6 poetry anthologies, and taught Tamil at Government Arts Colleges in Salem Attur and Namakkal. Seasons of the Palm was shortlisted for the 2005 Kiriyama Prize. The catalogue lists 25 English titles from One Part Woman (2013) to Fire Bird (2023), including Pyre and The Goat Thief.
How many Perumal Murugan books are there?
Perumal Murugan has 25 books, released between 2013 and 2023. 3 of them belong to the One Part Woman series.
Perumal Murugan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Perumal Murugan 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.
- 12013–1/4
- 22014–1/4
- 32014–1/4
- 4Pyre2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 5Black Coffee in a Coconut Shell2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 6Songs Of A Coward2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 7The Goat Thief2017 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420172401/4
- 8Seasons of the Palm2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 9Current Show2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 10The Story of a Goat2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 11Poonachi2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 12Amma2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 13Rising Heat2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 14Estuary2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 15The Blouse2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 16Four Strokes Of Luck2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 17The Well2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 18The Man Who Could Not Sleep2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 19An Unexpected Visitor2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 20Sanctuary2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 21Ask for the Moon2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 22Seemaatti the Buffalo2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 23Resolve2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 24Sandalwood Soap and Other Stories2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 25Fire Bird2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Perumal Murugan 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.
One Part Woman in order
3 booksStandalone books
22 books22 Perumal Murugan titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Perumal Murugan books in order?
You only need to read Perumal Murugan books in order within the One Part Woman series, which holds 3 of the 25 Perumal Murugan books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Perumal Murugan
Start with One Part Woman (2013), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Perumal Murugan book?
Fire Bird (2023) is the newest Perumal Murugan book released so far.
Is there a new Perumal Murugan book coming?
No next Perumal Murugan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Perumal Murugan at a glance
- Paused
- No new Perumal Murugan title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Perumal Murugan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 240 pages across the 1 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 240 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Perumal Murugan books, 13 of 25, were published in the 2020s.