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ⓘ About John Hersey
Spending his childhood in China, he was totally out of it when it came to American culture and attitudes. Given that he spent a lot of his childhood in China he came to speak fluent Chinese. As a kid, he loved to exercise his imagination with writing and reading and learned English when he started going to school. He first went to the British Grammar School before proceeding to the American School. As a ten-year-old, his father was afflicted with encephalitis and the family had to go back to the United States, where they made their home in Briarcliff Manor, New York. It was when he was in his adolescent years that he would become very Americanized. Hersey went to Hotchkiss Preparatory School, where he sometimes worked as a janitor and waiter.
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Who is John Hersey?
Spending his childhood in China, he was totally out of it when it came to American culture and attitudes. Given that he spent a lot of his childhood in China he came to speak fluent Chinese. As a kid, he loved to exercise his imagination with writing and reading and learned English when he started going to school.
Which John Hersey series should I start with?
John Hersey's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is A Bell for Adano (1944).
How many books has John Hersey written?
John Hersey has 27 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1943 and 2019. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Non-Fiction and Collections.
In what order should John Hersey's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 27 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 John Hersey's books organised into series?
This guide splits John Hersey's 27 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (14 books); Non-Fiction (11 books); Collections (2 books).