Nathan Englander

Nathan Englander

5 Series • 15 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Ministry of Special Cases (2005)
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Publication Order of Plays
Start with: The Twenty-Seventh Man (2014)
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: The Gilgul of Park Avenue (2007)

ⓘ About Nathan Englander

Nathan Englander is one of the United States best-known contemporary fiction writers who has made a name for himself writing about Orthodox Jewish themes. His work has appeared in some of the most venerated publications including The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, and several anthologies such as The Best American Short Stories, and The Pushcart Prize. “For the Relief of Unbearable Urges”, which was his debut collection of short stories, was a winner of the Sue Kauffman Prize for First Fiction and the Faulkner/PEN Malamud Award by the American Award of Arts and Letters. “What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank” that came out in 2012 made the shortlist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction.

All Book Series by Nathan Englander

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The Ministry of Special Cases

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2005

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2005
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Dinner at the Center of the Earth

Book 2 of 3 · published 2017

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2017
3
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Kaddish.com

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2019

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2019
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The Twenty-Seventh Man

Single-title series · published 2014

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2014
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The Gilgul of Park Avenue

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2007

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2007
2
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Peep Show

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2015

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2015
1
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For the Relief of Unbearable Urges

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1999

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1999
2
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2012

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2012
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Prize Stories 2000: The O. Henry Awards

Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2000

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2000
2
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The Best American Short Stories 2006

Book 2 of 7 · published 2006

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2006
3
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The New Granta Book of the American Short Story

Book 3 of 7 · published 2007

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2007
4
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The Best American Short Stories 2012

Book 4 of 7 · published 2012

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2012
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The Moth

Book 5 of 7 · published 2013

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2013
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Selected Shorts: Behaving Badly

Book 6 of 7 · published 2013

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2013
7
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The New Diaspora

Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2014

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2014

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Nathan Englander?

Nathan Englander is one of the United States best-known contemporary fiction writers who has made a name for himself writing about Orthodox Jewish themes. His work has appeared in some of the most venerated publications including The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, and several anthologies such as The Best American Short Stories, and The Pushcart Prize. “For the Relief of Unbearable Urges”, which was his debut collection of short stories, was a winner of the Sue Kauffman Prize for First Fiction and the Faulkner/PEN Malamud Award by the American Award of Arts and Letters. “What We Talk About When We Talk…

Which Nathan Englander series should I start with?

Nathan Englander's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is The Ministry of Special Cases (2005).

How many books has Nathan Englander written?

Nathan Englander has 15 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1999 and 2019. They are filed under 5 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Anthologies, Standalone Novels and Short Stories/Novellas.

In what order should Nathan Englander's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 15 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 Nathan Englander's books organised into series?

This guide splits Nathan Englander's 15 books into categories rather than numbered series: Anthologies (7 books); Standalone Novels (3 books); Short Stories/Novellas (2 books); Short Story Collections (2 books); Plays (1 book).