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ⓘ About Edward Abbey
Edward Abbey is an American author of fiction. He was born in 1927 in Home, Pennsylvania, and passed away in 1989. In 1944, he set out to see the American southwest for himself at the young age of seventeen. He didn’t have much money but he made his way around the country by getting rides from strangers and catching up to and hopping onto freight trains. Abbey went to college in New Mexico and then moved on to working as a fire lookout and park ranger for the Southwest part of the National Park Service. He developed an appreciation of nature and a relationship with the nature and environment of the area that ended up greatly influencing his writing and books. He specifically found that he had a great love of the desert, and this would come up again and again in his books.
All Book Series by Edward Abbey
Prose and Poetry of the American West
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1991
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Edward Abbey?
Edward Abbey is an American author of fiction. He was born in 1927 in Home, Pennsylvania, and passed away in 1989. In 1944, he set out to see the American southwest for himself at the young age of seventeen.
Which Edward Abbey series should I start with?
Edward Abbey's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Jonathan Troy (1954).
How many books has Edward Abbey written?
Edward Abbey has 33 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1954 and 2006. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Non-Fiction, Standalone Novels and Anthologies.
In what order should Edward Abbey's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 33 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Edward Abbey's books organised into series?
This guide splits Edward Abbey's 33 books into categories rather than numbered series: Non-Fiction (15 books); Standalone Novels (8 books); Anthologies (6 books); Collections (4 books).