Edmund White

Edmund White

Edmund White was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA on January 13th, 1940 and passed away at the age of 85 on June 3rd, 2025.

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Edmund White Stats: The most read book by Edmund White on Book Notification is A Boy's Own Story, the first novel in The Edmund Trilogy series. The second most read book is The Married Man, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Edmund White books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of The Edmund Trilogy Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9.3
A Boy's Own Story
1982
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2
6
The Beautiful Room Is Empty
1988
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3
8
The Farewell Symphony
1997
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List of Writer and the City Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
The Flaneur
2001
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2
Florence, a Delicate Case (By: David Leavitt)
2002
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3
Prague Pictures ( By: John Banville)
2003
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4
Ghost Town: Tales of Manhattan Then and Now (By: Patrick McGrath)
2005
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5
Oxford Revisited: A City Revisited (By: Justin Cartwright)
2008
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Forgetting Elena
1973
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2
6
Nocturnes for the King of Naples
1978
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3
6
Caracole
1985
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4
8
The Married Man
2000
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5
Fanny
2003
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6
Hotel de Dream
2007
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7
Jack Holmes and His Friend
2012
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8
Our Young Man
2016
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9
A Saint from Texas
2020
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10
A Previous Life
2021
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11
The Humble Lover
2023
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List of Plays in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Terre Haute
2007
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List of Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Faber Book of Gay Short Fiction
1991
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2
6
Skinned Alive
1995
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3
Chaos
2007
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List of Graphic Novels in Publication Order (with Michael Carroll, with Brian Alessandro)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Edmund White's A Boy's Own Story: The Graphic Novel (With: Michael Carroll, Brian Alessandro)
2023
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
States of Desire
1980
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2
Genet
1993
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3
The Burning Library
1994
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4
Our Paris: Sketches from Memory
1994
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5
City Boy: My Life in New York During the 1960s and '70s
1999
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6
Loss within Loss: Artists in the Age of AIDS
2000
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7
Arts and Letters
2004
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8
My Lives
2005
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9
Rimbaud: The Double Life of a Rebel
2008
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10
Sacred Monsters
2011
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11
Inside a Pearl: My Years in Paris
2014
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12
The Unpunished Vice
2018
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13
The Loves of My Life
2025
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List of Penguin Lives Books in Publication Order

Explores the lives of iconic figures throughout history.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Abraham Lincoln (By: Thomas Keneally)
1960
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2
Mao Zedong: A Life (By: Jonathan D. Spence)
1999
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3
Mozart: A Life (By: Peter Gay)
1999
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4
Marcel Proust
1999
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5
Crazy Horse (By: Larry McMurtry)
1999
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6
Saint Augustine (By: Garry Wills)
1999
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7
James Joyce (By: Edna O'Brien)
1999
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8
Rosa Parks (By: Douglas Brinkley)
2000
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9
Virginia Woolf (By: Nigel Nicolson)
2000
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10
Woodrow Wilson (By: Louis Auchincloss)
2000
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11
Herman Melville (By: Elizabeth Hardwick)
2000
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12
Leonardo da Vinci: A Life (By: Sherwin B. Nuland)
2000
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13
Dante (By: R.W.B. Lewis)
2001
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14
8
Jane Austen (By: Carol Shields)
2001
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15
Buddha (By: Karen Armstrong)
2001
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16
Simone Weil (By: Francine du Plessix Gray)
2001
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17
Andy Warhol: A Biography (By: Wayne Koestenbaum)
2001
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18
Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life (By: Marshall Frady)
2001
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19
Joseph Smith (By: Robert V. Remini)
2002
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20
Winston Churchill: A Life (By: John Keegan)
2002
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21
Pope John XXIII (By: Thomas Cahill)
2002
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22
Charles Dickens (By: Jane Smiley)
2002
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23
Elvis Presley (By: Bobbie Ann Mason)
2002
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24
8
Saint Therese of Lisieux (By: Kathryn Harrison)
2003
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25
Robert E. Lee (By: Roy Blount Jr.)
2003
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26
Frank Lloyd Wright: A Life (By: Ada Louise Huxtable)
2004
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27
George Herbert Walker Bush (By: Tom Wicker)
2004
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28
Napoleon (By: Paul Johnson)
2006
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29
Julia Child (By: Laura Shapiro)
2007
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30
Joan of Arc (By: Mary Gordon)
2008
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31
6
Martin Luther (By: Martin E. Marty)
2008
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32
Branch Rickey: A Life (By: Jimmy Breslin)
2011
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List of Edmund White Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Personal Dispatches: Writers Confront AIDS
1989
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2
Flesh and the Word: An Anthology of Erotic Writing
1992
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3
Two Hearts Desire
1997
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4
The Vintage Book of Amnesia
2000
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5
Fresh Men: New Voices in Gay Fiction
2004
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6
The Proust Project
2004
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7
The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers
2005
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8
Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst of Times In Today's New York
2014
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Edmund White

Edmund White (Edmund Valentine White III) was born on January 13th, 1940. Edmund passed away June 3rd, 2025 at 85 years old. Edmund White was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA.

Edmund White has written 13 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1980 with the book States of Desire. The most recently released was The Loves of My Life which was released in 2025.

Edmund White: Awards & Accolades

White's book, The Married Man won the Ferro-Grumley Award, Best Gay Male Fiction Book, in 2001.

Edmund White books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Personal Dispatches: Writers Confront AIDS was nominated for the Stonewall Book Award, Non-fiction, in 1990. The Farewell Symphony was nominated for the Ferro-Grumley Award, Best Gay Male Fiction Book, in 1998. Loss within Loss: Artists in the Age of AIDS was nominated for the Stonewall Book Award, Non-fiction, in 2002.

Edmund White: Lists & Other Mentions

  • A Saint from Texas was a Time Magazine: 100 Must-Read Books Selection in 2020.
  • My Lives was a New York Times: The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years Selection in 2019.

Related Authors

Fans of Edmund White also enjoy these authors:

  1. Jane Austen, author of: Pride and Prejudice.
  2. Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale Series.
  3. John Le Carre, author of the George Smiley Series.
  4. Ian McEwan, author of: Atonement.
  5. Kazuo Ishiguro, author of: Never Let Me Go.

Edmund White: F.A.Q

When was Edmund White Born?

Edmund White was born on January 13th, 1940.

When did Edmund White die?

Edmund White died on June 3rd, 2025 at 85 years old.

Where was Edmund White Born?

Edmund White was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA.

What book awards has Edmund White won?

White's book, The Married Man won the award Ferro-Grumley Award, Best Gay Male Fiction Book, in 2001.

What was the first book Edmund White wrote?

The first book written by Edmund White was Forgetting Elena, published in 1973.

What was the most recent book Edmund White wrote?

His most recently released work was The Loves of My Life on January 28th, 2025.

What is the most popular book by Edmund White?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Edmund White book is A Boy's Own Story. Here are his most popular books:
  1. A Boy's Own Story (9.33)
  2. The Married Man (8)
  3. Nocturnes for the King of Naples (6)
  4. The Flaneur (10)
  5. The Beautiful Room Is Empty (6)

How many books has Edmund White written?

Edmund White has written 35 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 3 books in The Edmund Trilogy Series, 1 book in the Writer and the City Series, 11 Standalone Novels, 1 book in the Play, 3 Collections, 1 book in the Graphic Novels, 13 Non-Fiction Books, 1 Adam Mars-Jones Collections, 1 book in the Penguin Lives Series.

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