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Tim Parks Books in Order

Tim Parks has written 38 books, published between 1985 and 2021. The first book is Italian Neighbors (1985) and the newest is The Hero's Way (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
38
Published
1985–2021
Pages on record
10,933 in 37 of 38 books
Reading time
182–273 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,933 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 37 of 38 titles with a page count on record.

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Tim Parks, born 19 December 1954, is a British novelist who has lived in Italy since 1981. Parks also writes non-fiction, translates from Italian into English and teaches literature as a professor. The catalogue holds 38 books from Italian Neighbors (1985) to The Hero's Way (2021), with Italy, travel, Verona and books and reading among the subjects. Series include Italy and Italians, Writers and Literature and Deadly Mr Duckworth, and An Italian Education and Europa are among the titles.

How many Tim Parks books are there?

Tim Parks has 38 books, released between 1985 and 2021. They include 3 series and 23 titles listed outside any series.

Tim Parks Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 38 Tim Parks 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. Cover of Italian Neighbors by Tim Parks, book 1 of the Italy and Italians series (1985)
  2. Cover of Tongues Of Flame by Tim Parks (1987)
  3. Cover of Loving Roger by Tim Parks (1987)
  4. Cover of Home Thoughts by Tim Parks (1988)
  5. Cover of Family Planning by Tim Parks (1989)
  6. Cover of Goodness by Tim Parks (1994)
  7. Cover of Cara Massimina by Tim Parks, book 1 of the Deadly Mr Duckworth series (1995)
  8. Cover of An Italian Education by Tim Parks, book 2 of the Italy and Italians series (1995)
  9. Cover of Shear by Tim Parks (1995)
  10. Cover of Europa by Tim Parks (1997)
  11. Cover of Translating Style by Tim Parks (1998)
  12. Cover of Adultery and Other Diversions by Tim Parks (2000)
  13. Cover of Juggling the Stars by Tim Parks, book 2 of the Deadly Mr Duckworth series (2001)
  14. Cover of Teach Us to Sit Still by Tim Parks (2001)
  15. Cover of Destiny by Tim Parks (2001)
  16. Cover of Hell and Back: Reflections on Writers and Writing from Dante to Rushdie by Tim Parks (2002)
  17. Cover of A Season with Verona by Tim Parks, book 3 of the Italy and Italians series (2002)
  18. Cover of Mimi's Ghost by Tim Parks, book 3 of the Deadly Mr Duckworth series (2002)
  19. Cover of Judge Savage by Tim Parks (2004)
  20. Cover of Medici Money by Tim Parks, book 4 of the Italy and Italians series (2006)
  21. Cover of Rapids by Tim Parks (2006)
  22. Cover of Talking About It by Tim Parks (2007)
  23. Cover of The Fighter: Literary Essays by Tim Parks, book 2 of the Writers and Literature series (2007)
  24. Cover of Cleaver by Tim Parks (2007)
  1. 1
    Italian NeighborsItaly and Italians #11985 · 280 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985280
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  2. 2
    Tongues Of Flame1987 · 136 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987136
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  3. 3
    Loving Roger1987 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987157
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  4. 4
    Home Thoughts1988 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988208
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  5. 5
    Family Planning1989 · 285 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989285
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  6. 6
    Goodness1994 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994352
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  7. 7
    Cara MassiminaDeadly Mr Duckworth #11995 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995230
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  8. 8
    An Italian EducationItaly and Italians #21995 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995352
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  9. 9
    Shear1995 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995216
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  10. 10
    Europa1997 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997272
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  11. 11
    Translating Style1998 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998256
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  12. 12
    Adultery and Other Diversions2000 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000192
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  13. 13
    Juggling the StarsDeadly Mr Duckworth #22001 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001230
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  14. 14
    Teach Us to Sit Still2001 · 335 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001335
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  15. 15
    Destiny2001 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001256
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  16. 16
    Hell and Back: Reflections on Writers and Writing from Dante to RushdieWriters and Literature #12002 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002320
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  17. 17
    A Season with VeronaItaly and Italians #32002 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002480
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  18. 18
    Mimi's GhostDeadly Mr Duckworth #32002 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002320
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  19. 19
    Judge Savage2004 · 456 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004456
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  20. 20
    Medici MoneyItaly and Italians #42006 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006288
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  21. 21
    Rapids2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  22. 22
    Talking About It2007 · 350 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007350
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  23. 23
    The Fighter: Literary EssaysWriters and Literature #22007 · 295 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007295
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  24. 24
    Cleaver2007 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007320
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  25. 25
    Dreams of Rivers and Seas2008 · 431 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008431
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  26. 26
    The Server / Sex Is Forbidden2012 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012278
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  27. 27
    Italian WaysItaly and Italians #52014 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014288
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  28. 28
    Where I'm Reading From: The Changing World of BooksWriters and Literature #32015 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015244
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  29. 29
    Painting DeathDeadly Mr Duckworth #42015 · 346 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015346
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  30. 30
    The Novel: A Survival SkillWriters and Literature #42015 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015208
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  31. 31
    A Literary Tour of Italy2016 · 387 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016387
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  32. 32
    Life and Work: Writers, Readers, and the Conversations between ThemWriters and Literature #52016 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016308
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  33. 33
    Thomas and Mary2016 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016352
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  34. 34
    Calm2017 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017112
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  35. 35
    In Extremis2017 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017384
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  36. 36
    Out of My Head2018 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018320
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  37. 37
    Pen in Hand: Reading, Rereading and other MysteriesWriters and Literature #62019 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019320
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  38. 38
    The Hero's Way2021 · 369 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021369
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Tim Parks 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.

Writers and Literature in order

6 books
  1. 1. Hell and Back: Reflections on Writers and Writing from Dante to Rushdie
  2. 2. The Fighter: Literary Essays
  3. 3. Where I'm Reading From: The Changing World of Books
  4. 4. The Novel: A Survival Skill
  5. 5. Life and Work: Writers, Readers, and the Conversations between Them
  6. 6. Pen in Hand: Reading, Rereading and other Mysteries

Italy and Italians in order

5 books
  1. 1. Italian Neighbors
  2. 2. An Italian Education
  3. 3. A Season with Verona
  4. 4. Medici Money
  5. 5. Italian Ways

Deadly Mr Duckworth in order

4 books
  1. 1. Cara Massimina
  2. 2. Juggling the Stars
  3. 3. Mimi's Ghost
  4. 4. Painting Death

Standalone books

23 books

23 Tim Parks titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Tim Parks books in order?

You only need to read Tim Parks 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 Tim Parks

Start with Italian Neighbors (1985), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Tim Parks book?

The Hero's Way (2021) is the newest Tim Parks book released so far.

Is there a new Tim Parks book coming?

No next Tim Parks 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 Tim Parks has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 2 nominations for Tim Parks. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Somerset Maugham Award1986Won
  • Booker Prize2003Shortlistedfor Judge Savage
  • Booker Prize1997Shortlistedfor Europa

Tim Parks at a glance

Paused
No new Tim Parks title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Tim Parks books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
10,933 pages across the 37 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 295 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tim Parks books, 14 of 38, were published in the 2000s.

What the Tim Parks books are about

36 of the 38 Tim Parks books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: italy is tagged on 7 of 36. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.