Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer

3 Series • 44 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Cuba and the Night (1995)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: The Recovery of Innocence (1984)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: The Eloquent Essay (2000)

All Book Series by Pico Iyer

1
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Cuba and the Night

Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 1995

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1995
2
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Abandon

Book 2 of 15 · published 2003

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2003
3

Thom Gunn and the Pacific drift

Book 3 of 15 · published 1977

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1977
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Falling Off The Map Some Lonely Places Of The World book cover

Falling Off The Map Some Lonely Places Of The World

Book 6 of 15 · published 1993

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1993
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Falling Off the Top

Book 12 of 15 · published 2004

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2004
6

Alex Webb & Rebecca Norris Webb : Violet Isle

Book 6 of 15 · published 2009

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2009
7
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The Skeptical Romancer Selected Travel Writing

Book 7 of 15 · published 2012

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2012
8

TED Books - Creative Mind Box Set

Book 8 of 15 · published 2015

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2015
9
Die Kunst des Innehaltens book cover

Die Kunst des Innehaltens

Book 9 of 15 · published 2016

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2016
10

Sükunet Sanati

Book 10 of 15 · published 2016

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2016
11
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Displaced

Book 11 of 15 · published 2018

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2018
12

Time Among the Maya

Book 12 of 15 · published 2020

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2020
13

Silver Haikus

Book 13 of 15 · published 2025

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2025
14
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Learning from Silence

Book 14 of 15

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15
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Penguin India Sun After Dark

Latest in the series · book 15 of 15

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1
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The Recovery of Innocence

Series opener · book 1 of 20 · published 1984

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1984
2
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Video Night in Kathmandu

Book 2 of 20 · published 1988 Co-authored · Robin Desser

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1988
3
The Lady and the Monk book cover

The Lady and the Monk

Book 3 of 20 · published 1991

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1991
4
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Falling Off the Map

Book 4 of 20 · published 1993 Co-authored · Anthea Lingeman

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1993
5
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Tropical Classical

Book 5 of 20 · published 1997

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1997
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Buddha: The Living Way

Book 6 of 20 · published 1998 Co-authored · DeForest Trimingham

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1998
7
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The Global Soul

Book 7 of 20 · published 2000

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2000
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Imagining Canada

Book 8 of 20 · published 2002

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2002
9
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Living Faith

Book 9 of 20 · published 2003 Co-authored · Dinesh Khanna,Khanna Dinesh

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2003
10
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Sun After Dark

Book 10 of 20 · published 2004

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2004
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The Open Road

Book 11 of 20 · published 2008

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2008
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The Man Within My Head

Book 12 of 20 · published 2012

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2012
13
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The Book of Santa Barbara

Book 13 of 20 · published 2012 Co-authored · Mary Heebner,Macduff Everton

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2012
14
The Art of Stillness book cover

The Art of Stillness

Book 14 of 20 · published 2014

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2014
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The Door Swings Both Ways

Book 15 of 20 · published 2016

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2016
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Autumn Light

Book 16 of 20 · published 2019

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2019
17
This Could Be Home book cover

This Could Be Home

Book 17 of 20 · published 2019

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2019
18
A Beginner's Guide to Japan book cover

A Beginner's Guide to Japan

Book 18 of 20 · published 2019

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2019
19
The Half Known Life book cover

The Half Known Life

Book 19 of 20 · published 2023

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2023
20
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Aflame: Learning from Silence

Latest in the series · book 20 of 20 · published 2025

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2025
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The Eloquent Essay

Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2000

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2000
2
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Writing Los Angeles

Book 2 of 9 · published 2002

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2002
3
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The Best American Travel Writing 2004

Book 3 of 9 · published 2004

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2004
4
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The Best American Spiritual Writing 2004

Book 4 of 9 · published 2004

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2004
5
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Bangkok Noir

Book 5 of 9 · published 2011

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2011
6
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Deep Kyoto: Walks

Book 6 of 9 · published 2014

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2014
7
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The Lonely Planet Travel Anthology

Book 7 of 9 · published 2016

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2016
8
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The Gifts of Reading

Book 8 of 9 · published 2020

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2020
9
Ways of Hearing: Reflections on Music in 26 Pieces book cover

Ways of Hearing: Reflections on Music in 26 Pieces

Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2021

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2021

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Pico Iyer?

Pico Iyer has 44 books catalogued in this guide spanning 1977–2025.

Which Pico Iyer series should I start with?

Pico Iyer's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Cuba and the Night (1995).

How many books has Pico Iyer written?

Pico Iyer has 44 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1977 and 2025. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Non-Fiction, Standalone Novels and Anthologies.

In what order should Pico Iyer's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 44 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 Pico Iyer's books organised into series?

This guide splits Pico Iyer's 44 books into categories rather than numbered series: Non-Fiction (20 books); Standalone Novels (15 books); Anthologies (9 books).