Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages
Buy on Amazon1959
The Open Work
Buy on Amazon1962
Travels in Hyperreality
Buy on Amazon1973
How to Write a Thesis
Buy on Amazon1977
A Theory of Semiotics
Buy on Amazon1978
The Role of the Reader
Buy on Amazon1979
Postscript to the Name of the Rose
Buy on Amazon1983
The Sign of Three
Buy on Amazon1983
Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language
Buy on Amazon1984
The Aesthetics of Thomas Aquinas
Buy on Amazon1984
On The Medieval Theory Of Signs
Buy on Amazon1989
The Limits of Interpretation
Buy on Amazon1990
From the Tree to the Labyrinth
Buy on Amazon1990
Interpretation and Overinterpretation
Buy on Amazon1992
How to Travel with a Salmon & Other Essays (With: William Weaver)
Buy on Amazon1992
The Gnomes of Gnu
Buy on Amazon1992
The Search for the Perfect Language
Buy on Amazon1993
Apocalypse Postponed
Buy on Amazon1994
Faith in Fakes
Buy on Amazon1995
Belief or Non-Belief?
Buy on Amazon1996
Incontro
Buy on Amazon1996
Kant and the Platypus (With: Alastair McEwen)
Buy on Amazon1997
Five Moral Pieces
Buy on Amazon1997
Serendipities
Buy on Amazon1998
Talking of Joyce
Buy on Amazon1998
Experiences in Translation
Buy on Amazon2001
On Literature
Buy on Amazon2002
Mouse or Rat?
Buy on Amazon2003
History of Beauty (With: Alastair McEwen)
Buy on Amazon2004
On Beauty
Buy on Amazon2004
Turning Back the Clock
Buy on Amazon2006
On Ugliness
Buy on Amazon2007
The Infinity of Lists
Buy on Amazon2009
This is Not the End of the Book
Buy on Amazon2009
Confessions of a Young Novelist
Buy on Amazon2011
Inventing the Enemy
Buy on Amazon2011
The Book of Legendary Lands
Buy on Amazon2013
Chronicles of a Liquid Society
Buy on Amazon2015
Libraries: Candida Höfer
Buy on Amazon2019
On the Shoulders of Giants
Buy on Amazon2019
How to Spot a Fascist (With: Alastair McEwen,Richard Dixon)
Buy on Amazon2020
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages (1959), 2. The Open Work (1962), 3. Travels in Hyperreality (1973), 4. How to Write a Thesis (1977), 5. A Theory of Semiotics (1978), and 36 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Non-Fiction series by Umberto Eco contains 41 books. The series began in 1959 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Non-Fiction series is written by Umberto Eco. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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