Sigrid Nunez Standalone Novels books in order

Sigrid Nunez Standalone Novels collects nine literary novels published between 1995 and 2023, tracing the arc of her fiction from A Feather on the Breath of God to The Vulnerables.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 A Feather on the Breath of God 1995 Sigrid Nunez Buy
2 Naked Sleeper 1996 Sigrid Nunez Buy
3 Mitz: The Marmoset Of Bloomsbury 1998 Sigrid Nunez Buy
4 For Rouenna 2001 Sigrid Nunez Buy
5 The Last of Her Kind 2005 Sigrid Nunez Buy
6 Salvation City 2010 Sigrid Nunez Buy
7 The Friend 2018 Sigrid Nunez Buy
8 What Are You Going Through 2020 Sigrid Nunez Buy
9 The Vulnerables 2023 Sigrid Nunez Buy

Sigrid Nunez’s novels form a clear publication trail through nearly three decades of literary fiction. Across these books she returns to intimacy, intellectual life, emotional vulnerability, and the ways private experience intersects with art, culture, and ordinary conversation.

Because these novels are standalones, there is no required reading order. Publication order still has real value, though, because it lets readers see how Nunez’s voice and concerns deepen over time while remaining recognizably her own.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Sigrid Nunez Standalone Novels series?

There are nine books in the Sigrid Nunez Standalone Novels series, published between 1995 and 2023.

What is the first book in the Sigrid Nunez Standalone Novels series?

The first book in the Sigrid Nunez Standalone Novels series is A Feather on the Breath of God, published in 1995.

Where should you start with Sigrid Nunez's novels?

Many readers start with The Friend because it is one of Sigrid Nunez’s most widely discussed novels. If you want to read her work in order, this page follows the full publication sequence from her 1995 debut onward.

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