Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams was born in Columbus, Mississippi, USA on March 26th, 1911 and passed away at the age of 71 on February 25th, 1983.

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Tennessee Williams Stats: The highest rated book by Tennessee Williams on Book Notification is A Streetcar Named Desire, the 8th novel in the Tennessee Williams Collection of Plays series. The second-highest rated book is Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Tennessee Williams Collection of Plays #12).

The most read book by Tennessee Williams on Book Notification is The Glass Menagerie, the 7th novel in the Tennessee Williams Collection of Plays series. The second most read book is A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams Collection of Plays #8).

Below is a complete list of Tennessee Williams books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Tennessee Williams is the Tennessee Williams Collection of Plays.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1950
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2
Moise and the World of Reason
1975
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List of Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top collections are 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Other Plays, Four Plays, and In the Winter of Cities.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Other Plays
1945
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2
One Arm and Other Stories
1948
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3
Hard Candy
1954
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4
Four Plays
1956
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5
The Rose Tattoo and Other Plays
1957
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6
Baby Doll and Other Plays
1958
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7
Three Players Of A Summer Game, And Other Stories
1960
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8
Five Plays
1962
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9
In the Winter of Cities
1964
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10
American Blues
1965
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11
A Streetcar Named Desire and Other Plays
1965
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12
The Knightly Quest
1966
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13
Dragon Country
1970
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14
Eight Mortal Ladies Possessed
1974
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15
Androgyne, Mon Amour
1977
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16
It Happened the Day the Sun Rose
1983
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17
Stopped Rocking and Other Screenplays
1984
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18
Collected Stories
1985
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19
Baby Doll & Tiger Tail
1991
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20
The Collected Poems
2002
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21
Tales of Desire
2010
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22
Caterpillar Dogs
2023
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List of Collection of Plays in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top plays are The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Candles to the Sun
1936
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2
The Magic Tower
1936
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3
Fugitive Kind
1937
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4
The Palooka
1937
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5
Spring Storm
1937
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6
Battle of Angels
1940
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7
6.5
The Glass Menagerie
1945
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8
7.8
A Streetcar Named Desire
1947
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9
9
Summer and Smoke
1948
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10
Camino Real
1948
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11
10
The Rose Tattoo
1951
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12
7.6
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1955
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13
Baby Doll
1956
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14
Orpheus Descending
1957
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15
A Perfect Analysis Given By a Parrot.
1958
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16
10
Suddenly Last Summer
1958
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17
Sweet Bird of Youth
1959
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18
9
The Night of the Iguana
1961
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19
Period of Adjustment
1961
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20
The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
1963
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21
The Eccentricities of a Nightingale
1964
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22
Kingdom of Earth
1968
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23
Small Craft Warnings
1972
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24
The Red Devil Battery Sign
1975
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25
The Theatre of Tennessee Williams, volume 5
1976
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26
The Two-Character Play
1979
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27
Vieux Carré
1979
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28
A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur
1979
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29
Clothes for a Summer Hotel
1981
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30
The Long Goodbye
1992
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31
Something Cloudy, Something Clear
1995
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32
Not About Nightingales
1998
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33
Stairs to the Roof
2000
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34
Gentlemen Callers
2005
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35
Summer At the Lake
2020
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36
The Fat Man's Wife
2020
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37
Adam and Eve on a Ferry
2020
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List of Non-Fiction in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are Memoirs, Tennessee Williams' Letters To Donald Windham, 1940 1965, and Five O'Clock Angel.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
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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List of Tennessee Williams Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Stories of the Modern South
1977
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2
Florida Stories
1993
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3
First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers
1994
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4
American Poetry: The Twentieth Century, Volume 2
2000
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5
The Best American Short Stories of the Century
2000
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6
Escape to Mexico: An Anthology of Great Writers
2002
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7
Writing Los Angeles
2002
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Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams (Thomas Lanier Williams III) was born on March 26th, 1911. Tennessee passed away February 25th, 1983 at 71 years old. Tennessee Williams was born in Columbus, Mississippi, USA.

Tennessee Williams is known for writing in the Plays genre.

Tennessee Williams was the author of the Tennessee Williams Collection of Plays series which consists of 37 novels. The Tennessee Williams Collection of Plays series started in 1936 with the novel Candles to the Sun. The most recently released novel in the Tennessee Williams Collection of Plays series was Adam and Eve on a Ferry which was released in 2020. There are no upcoming novels for the Tennessee Williams Collection of Plays series.

Tennessee Williams also wrote the Collections series which has 22 books including 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Other Plays and One Arm and Other Stories.

Tennessee Williams: Awards & Accolades

Tennessee Williams won the St. Louis Literary Award, Distinguished Figure in Literature, in 1974.

Tennessee Williams: Lists & Other Mentions

  • A Streetcar Named Desire was a Library Science Book Club September 2020 Pick.
  • The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone: The Daily Mail: A Hundred Novels to Change Your Life Selection in 2019.
  • A Streetcar Named Desire: Gilmore Girls: The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge Selection in 2007.

Related Authors

Fans of Tennessee Williams also enjoy these authors:

  1. William Shakespeare, author of the Tragedy Plays.
  2. Albert Camus, author of: The Outsider / The Stranger.
  3. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, author of the Don Quixote Series.
  4. Arthur Miller, author of the Arthur Miller Plays.
  5. Sophocles, author of Theban Plays Series.
  6. Henrik Ibsen, author of the Henrik Ibsen Plays.
  7. Seneca, author of: Letters from A Stoic.
  8. Euripides, author of the Euripides Plays.
  9. Wole Soyinka, author of: The Man Died.
  10. Christopher Marlowe, author of the Christopher Marlowe Plays.

Tennessee Williams: F.A.Q

When was Tennessee Williams Born?

Tennessee Williams was born on March 26th, 1911.

When did Tennessee Williams die?

Tennessee Williams died on February 25th, 1983 at 71 years old.

Where was Tennessee Williams Born?

Tennessee Williams was born in Columbus, Mississippi, USA.

What awards has Tennessee Williams won?

Tennessee Williams has won the following awards: Distinguished Figure in Literature at the St. Louis Literary Award (1974).

What was the first book Tennessee Williams wrote?

The first book written by Tennessee Williams was Candles to the Sun, published in 1936.

What was the most recent book Tennessee Williams wrote?

His most recently released work was Caterpillar Dogs (a short story) on April 4th, 2023.

What is the most popular book by Tennessee Williams?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Tennessee Williams book is The Glass Menagerie. Here are his most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. The Glass Menagerie (6.46)
  2. A Streetcar Named Desire (7.78)
  3. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (7.60)
  4. Summer and Smoke (9.00)
  5. The Night of the Iguana (9.00)

What genres does Tennessee Williams Write?

Tennessee Williams primarily writes in the Plays genre. His work includes sub-genres such as Tragedy Plays.

How many books has Tennessee Williams written?

Tennessee Williams has written 67 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 2 Standalone Novels, 22 Collections, 37 books in the Collection of Plays, 5 Non-Fiction, 1 book in the William Inge's Play.

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