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Tobias Wolff Books in Order

Tobias Wolff has written 22 books, published between 1975 and 2017. The first book is Ugly Rumours (1975) and the newest is Flyboys (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
1975–2017
Pages on record
663 in 4 of 22 books
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Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff, born June 19, 1945, is an American short story writer, memoirist, novelist and teacher of creative writing. The memoirs This Boy's Life (1989) and In Pharaoh's Army (1994) are the books Wolff is known for; The Barracks Thief, one of two novels among four short story collections, won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. President Barack Obama awarded Wolff a National Medal of Arts in September 2015. Wolff taught at Syracuse University from 1982 to 1997 and has taught at Stanford University since, as Ward W. and Priscilla B. Woods Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences. The catalogue holds 22 books dated 1975 to 2017.

How many Tobias Wolff books are there?

Tobias Wolff has 22 books, released between 1975 and 2017.

Tobias Wolff Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Tobias Wolff 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 Two Boys and a Girl by Tobias Wolff (1996)
  2. Cover of Old School by Tobias Wolff (2003)
  1. 1
    Ugly Rumours1975 · 207 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975207
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  2. 2
    In the Garden of the North American MartyrsArt of the Story #31981 · confirmed 2/4
    1981–
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  3. 3
    Hunters in the Snow1982 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982184
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  4. 4
    Back in the World1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  5. 5
    The Barracks Thief1986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  6. 6
    This Boy's Life1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  7. 7
    In Pharaoh's Army1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  8. 8
    Bullet in the Brain1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  9. 9
    The Night in Question1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  10. 10
    Two Boys and a Girl1996 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199664
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  11. 11
    Nightingale1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  12. 12
    Old School2003 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003208
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  13. 13
    Our Story Begins2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  14. 14
    Her Dog2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  15. 15
    Firelight2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  16. 16
    Powder2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  17. 17
    Mortals2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  18. 18
    The Deposition2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  19. 19
    Down to Bone2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  20. 20
    That Room2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  21. 21
    A Federal Offense2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  22. 22
    Flyboys2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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Tobias Wolff 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.

Art of the Story in order

1 book
  1. 3. In the Garden of the North American Martyrs

Standalone books

21 books

21 Tobias Wolff titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Tobias Wolff books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 22 Tobias Wolff books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Tobias Wolff

Start with Ugly Rumours (1975), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Tobias Wolff book?

Flyboys (2017) is the newest Tobias Wolff book released so far.

Is there a new Tobias Wolff book coming?

No next Tobias Wolff 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 Tobias Wolff has won

Wikidata records 2 awards for Tobias Wolff. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • PEN/Malamud Award2006Won
  • PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction1985Won

Tobias Wolff at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Tobias Wolff title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Tobias Wolff books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
663 pages across the 4 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 196 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tobias Wolff books, 9 of 22, were published in the 2010s.

What the Tobias Wolff books are about

3 of the 22 Tobias Wolff 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.