László Krasznahorkai Short Stories/Novellas books in order

Q: "How many books are in the László Krasznahorkai Short Stories/Novellas series?"

"There are five books in the László Krasznahorkai Short Stories/Novellas series, published between 2011 and 2022."

Q: "What is the first book in the László Krasznahorkai Short Stories/Novellas series?"

"The first book in the László Krasznahorkai Short Stories/Novellas series is Animalinside, published in 2011."

Q: "What are László Krasznahorkai's novellas about?"

"His shorter works cover a range of subjects while maintaining his signature dense prose. Animalinside is a collaboration with the artist Max Neumann about an unnamed creature. The Last Wolf / Herman collects two novellas about a philosophy professor and a Hungarian gamekeeper. Spadework for a Palace is a single unbroken monologue about a librarian's failed plan to build a universal archive."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Animalinside	2011	László Krasznahorkai	Buy
2	The Last Wolf / Herman	2016	László Krasznahorkai	Buy
3	The Manhattan Project	2017	László Krasznahorkai	Buy
4	Chasing Homer	2019	László Krasznahorkai	Buy
5	Spadework for a Palace	2022	László Krasznahorkai	Buy

Krasznahorkai’s shorter fiction shares the intense, concentrated style of his novels but in a more compressed form. These works range from artist collaborations like Animalinside to standalone novellas like The Last Wolf and Herman, which were published together in a single English-language volume in 2016.

The Manhattan Project (2017) and Chasing Homer (2019) are among his more recent shorter works. While briefer than his full-length novels, these pieces still feature his characteristic long sentences and themes of obsession, displacement, and the search for meaning in an indifferent world.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the László Krasznahorkai Short Stories/Novellas series?

There are five books in the László Krasznahorkai Short Stories/Novellas series, published between 2011 and 2022.

What is the first book in the László Krasznahorkai Short Stories/Novellas series?

The first book in the László Krasznahorkai Short Stories/Novellas series is Animalinside, published in 2011.

What are László Krasznahorkai's novellas about?

His shorter works cover a range of subjects while maintaining his signature dense prose. Animalinside is a collaboration with the artist Max Neumann about an unnamed creature. The Last Wolf / Herman collects two novellas about a philosophy professor and a Hungarian gamekeeper. Spadework for a Palace is a single unbroken monologue about a librarian’s failed plan to build a universal archive.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order