Eleanor Catton books in order

Q: "What order should I read Eleanor Catton's books in?"

"Eleanor Catton has written two standalone novels—The Luminaries (2013) and Birnam Wood (2023)—that can be read in either order as they are not connected."

Q: "Which Eleanor Catton book won the Booker Prize?"

"The Luminaries won the Man Booker Prize in 2013, making Catton at 28 the youngest ever winner of the award at that time."

Q: "Is The Luminaries a difficult read?"

"The Luminaries is a substantial novel at 832 and uses a 19th-century narrative structure with some astrological motifs, but the mystery keeps the story engaging throughout."

Books Reading Order

Title	Published	Buy on Amazon
The Luminaries	2013	Buy
Birnam Wood	2023	Buy

Eleanor Catton is a New Zealand-born author best known for her Booker Prize-winning novel The Luminaries. Born in 1985 in Canada and raised in New Zealand, she studied creative writing at Victoria University of Wellington and completed an MA at the University of Iowa. Her work often explores themes of greed, fortune, and the human cost of ambition.

Catton burst onto the literary scene with her debut The Rehearsal in 2008. Her international breakthrough came five years later with The Luminaries, a sprawling tale of the 19th-century New Zealand gold rush told through the intersecting stories of twelve strangers. The book won the Man Booker Prize in 2013. Her third novel Birnam Wood (2023) is a psychological thriller about activism, surveillance, and corporate power.

Frequently Asked Questions

What order should I read Eleanor Catton's books in?

Eleanor Catton has written two standalone novels—The Luminaries (2013) and Birnam Wood (2023)—that can be read in either order as they are not connected.

Which Eleanor Catton book won the Booker Prize?

The Luminaries won the Man Booker Prize in 2013, making Catton at 28 the youngest ever winner of the award at that time.

Is The Luminaries a difficult read?

The Luminaries is a substantial novel at 832 and uses a 19th-century narrative structure with some astrological motifs, but the mystery keeps the story engaging throughout.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Books Reading Order