Tennessee Williams Books in Order

Tennessee Williams is a celebrated American playwright of the 20th century, renowned for his poignant and provocative works that have garnered numerous top theatrical awards. Born Thomas Lanier Williams III, he relocated to New Orleans in 1939, adopting the nickname "Tennessee" in honor of his father's birthplace. Williams' literary prowess is exemplified by his Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, A Streetcar Named Desire (1948) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955). His other notable works, such as The Glass Menagerie (1945) and The Night of the Iguana (1961), have received prestigious New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards. The Rose Tattoo (1952) earned him a Tony Award for Best Play, a testament to his artistic excellence. Through his characters, Williams often explored themes of family dynamics, reflecting his own experiences and relationships with loved ones. His work continues to captivate audiences worldwide, cementing his legacy as a master of American theatre.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Tennessee Williams

  • #1
    Memoirs(1975)
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  • #2
    Tennessee Williams' Letters To Donald Windham, 1940 1965(1976)
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  • #3
    Five O'Clock Angel(1990)
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  • #4
    The Selected Letters of Tennessee Williams: 1920-1945(2000)
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  • #5
    Notebooks(2007)
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  • #1
    San Francisco Stories (By: John Miller)(1990)
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  • #2
    Los Angeles Stories (By: John Miller)(1991)
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  • #3
    New Orleans Stories (By: John Miller,Genevieve Anderson)(1992)
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  • #4
    Chicago Stories (By: Stuart Dybek,John Miller)(1993)
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  • #5
    Lust: Lascivious Love Stories and Passionate Poems (By: John Miller,KirstenMiller)(1994)
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  • #6
    Alaska Stories (By: John Miller,KirstenMiller)(1995)
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  • #7
    Texas Stories (By: John Miller,KirstenMiller)(1995)
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  • #8
    San Francisco Thrillers (By: Tim Smith,John Miller)(1995)
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  • #9
    Cape Cod Stories (By: Tim Smith,John Miller)(2002)
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  • #10
    Come Back, Little Sheba (By: William Inge)(1950)
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  • #11
    Picnic (By: William Inge)(1953)
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  • #12
    A Loss of Roses (By: William Inge)(1960)
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  • #13
    The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs (With: William Inge)(1960)
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  • #14
    Natural Affection (By: William Inge)(1963)
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  • #15
    Where's Daddy? (By: William Inge)(1966)
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  • #16
    Summer Brave - Acting Edition (By: William Inge)(1979)
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  • #17
    Splendor in the Grass, The Play (By: William Inge)(1998)
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  • #18
    The Apartment Complex: Seven One-Act Plays (By: William Inge)(2016)
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  • #19
    Somewhere in America: Six One-Act Plays (By: William Inge,Craig Pospisil)(2016)
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  • #20
    Stories of the Modern South(1977)
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  • #21
    Florida Stories(1993)
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  • #22
    First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers(1994)
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  • #23
    American Poetry: The Twentieth Century, Volume 2(2000)
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  • #24
    The Best American Short Stories of the Century(2000)
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  • #25
    Escape to Mexico: An Anthology of Great Writers(2002)
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  • #26
    Writing Los Angeles(2002)
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  • #1
    The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone(1950)
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  • #2
    Moise and the World of Reason(1975)
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  • #3
    27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Other Plays(1945)
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  • #4
    One Arm and Other Stories(1948)
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  • #5
    Hard Candy(1954)
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  • #6
    Four Plays(1956)
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  • #7
    The Rose Tattoo and Other Plays(1957)
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  • #8
    Baby Doll and Other Plays(1958)
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  • #9
    Three Players Of A Summer Game, And Other Stories(1960)
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  • #10
    Five Plays(1962)
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  • #11
    In the Winter of Cities(1964)
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  • #12
    American Blues(1965)
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  • #13
    A Streetcar Named Desire and Other Plays(1965)
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  • #14
    The Knightly Quest(1966)
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  • #15
    Dragon Country(1970)
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  • #16
    Eight Mortal Ladies Possessed(1974)
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  • #17
    Androgyne, Mon Amour(1977)
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  • #18
    It Happened the Day the Sun Rose(1983)
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  • #19
    Stopped Rocking and Other Screenplays(1984)
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  • #20
    Collected Stories(1985)
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  • #21
    Baby Doll & Tiger Tail(1991)
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  • #22
    The Collected Poems(2002)
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  • #23
    Tales of Desire(2010)
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  • #24
    Caterpillar Dogs(2023)
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  • #25
    Candles to the Sun(1936)
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  • #26
    The Magic Tower(1936)
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  • #27
    Fugitive Kind(1937)
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  • #28
    The Palooka(1937)
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  • #29
    Spring Storm(1937)
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  • #30
    Battle of Angels(1940)
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  • #31
    The Glass Menagerie(1945)
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  • #32
    A Streetcar Named Desire(1947)
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  • #33
    Summer and Smoke(1948)
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  • #34
    Camino Real(1948)
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  • #35
    The Rose Tattoo(1951)
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  • #36
    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof(1955)
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  • #37
    Baby Doll(1956)
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  • #38
    Orpheus Descending(1957)
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  • #39
    A Perfect Analysis Given By a Parrot.(1958)
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  • #40
    Suddenly Last Summer(1958)
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  • #41
    Sweet Bird of Youth(1959)
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  • #42
    The Night of the Iguana(1961)
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  • #43
    Period of Adjustment(1961)
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  • #44
    The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore(1963)
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  • #45
    The Eccentricities of a Nightingale(1964)
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  • #46
    Kingdom of Earth(1968)
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  • #47
    Small Craft Warnings(1972)
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  • #48
    The Red Devil Battery Sign(1975)
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  • #49
    The Theatre of Tennessee Williams, volume 5(1976)
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  • #50
    The Two-Character Play(1979)
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  • #51
    Vieux Carré(1979)
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  • #52
    A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur(1979)
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  • #53
    Clothes for a Summer Hotel(1981)
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  • #54
    The Long Goodbye(1992)
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  • #55
    Something Cloudy, Something Clear(1995)
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  • #56
    Not About Nightingales(1998)
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  • #57
    Stairs to the Roof(2000)
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  • #58
    Gentlemen Callers(2005)
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  • #59
    Summer At the Lake(2020)
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  • #60
    The Fat Man's Wife(2020)
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  • #61
    Adam and Eve on a Ferry(2020)
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About Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams is a celebrated American playwright of the 20th century, renowned for his poignant and provocative works that have garnered numerous top theatrical awards. Born Thomas Lanier Williams III, he relocated to New Orleans in 1939, adopting the nickname "Tennessee" in honor of his father's birthplace. Williams' literary prowess is exemplified by his Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, A Streetcar Named Desire (1948) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955). His other notable works, such as The Glass Menagerie (1945) and The Night of the Iguana (1961), have received prestigious New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards. The Rose Tattoo (1952) earned him a Tony Award for Best Play, a testament to his artistic excellence. Through his characters, Williams often explored themes of family dynamics, reflecting his own experiences and relationships with loved ones. His work continues to captivate audiences worldwide, cementing his legacy as a master of American theatre.

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