# All 15 novels by Natsume Sōseki, in order

From I Am a Cat (1905) to Light and Darkness, left unfinished at his death in 1916: Natsume Sōseki's fifteen novels and novellas in order of publication. Everything he wrote after joining the Asahi Shimbun in 1907 was serialised in that newspaper. The list includes his early trilogy (Sanshirō, And Then, The Gate) and late trilogy (To the Spring Equinox and Beyond, The Wayfarer, Kokoro).

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- Jan 1, 2025 · 浩二
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## Top 15

1. **I Am a Cat** (33 · ▲34 ▼1) — 1. First published 1905. Sōseki's first novel.
2. **Botchan** (27 · ▲29 ▼2) — 2. First published 1906.
3. **Kusamakura** (25 · ▲27 ▼2) — 3. First published 1906.
4. **The 210th Day** (21 · ▲23 ▼2) — 4. First published 1906.
5. **Nowaki** (19 · ▲21 ▼2) — 5. First published 1907.
6. **The Miner** (18 · ▲20 ▼2) — 7. First published 1908.
7. **Sanshirō** (15 · ▲21 ▼6) — 8. First published 1908. The first of the early trilogy with And Then and The Gate.
8. **The Poppy** (13 · ▲17 ▼4) — 6. First published 1907.
9. **Light and Darkness** (12 · ▲13 ▼1) — 15. First published 1916. Left unfinished at Sōseki's death.
10. **And Then** (11 · ▲15 ▼4) — 9. First published 1909.
11. **Grass on the Wayside** (11 · ▲14 ▼3) — 14. First published 1915.
12. **The Gate** (10 · ▲14 ▼4) — 10. First published 1910.
13. **To the Spring Equinox and Beyond** (10 · ▲13 ▼3) — 11. First published 1912. The first of the late trilogy with The Wayfarer and Kokoro.
14. **Kokoro** (8 · ▲11 ▼3) — 13. First published 1914.
15. **The Wayfarer** (6 · ▲8 ▼2) — 12. First published 1912.

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