Francis King Books In Order

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Publication Order of Poetry Collections

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Publication Order of Wonders of Man Books

Publication Order of Anthologies

Francis King was a published British novelist as well as a short story writer and poet. He was also named a CBE (Commander of the Order).

Francis was born in Abelboden, Switzerland. He was brought up in India and attended the Shrewsbury School and Balliol College, Oxford. As World War II was going on he served as a conscientious objector. He left Oxford so that he could work on the land. He completed his degree in 1949 and worked for the British Council. He would get posted around Europe and Kyoto. Francis put his resignation in order to write on a full time basis in 1964.

The author is a past winner of the W. Somerset Maugham Prize for The Dividing Stream, his 1951 novel. Francis has also won the Katherine Mansfield Short Story Prize. He is also a President Emeritus of International PEN and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Francis has also received some royal awards, as he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1979 and then six years later was appointed a Commander of the Order.

A Domestic Animal is an early book by Francis King. If you are a reader who loves to read the classics and enjoys checking out new work, you might be interested in this story.

This is the tale of the main character Antonio Valli, who is a young Italian professor and very smart. He makes his way to do a year’s worth of research at a prestigious university. He lodges with Dick Thompson, who is a middle aged novelist who is doing quite well. The good looks and his impulsive but likable character pulls Dick in and has him entranced with Valli.

Valli is the type of person who wants to be loved and admired and has a craving for attention from everyone that he runs into. He requires an audience to perform to and discovers this at the university but especially finds it when he is spending time with Dick.

Dick Thompson ends up falling completely for his lodger. Valli is charming but he is also attracted to women. What comes after is a relationship that is destined to disaster. What will happen between the two and can Dick come back from this if it is a mistake? Read this book to find out!

The Nick of Time is a 2004 book by Francis King. This book was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2003. If you are looking for a novel that is adventurous but also insightful and provocative, try this story on for size and see what you think.

A young Kosovan and illegal immigrant discovers that he is London and goes from there. Mehmet has a double life and he befriends an older woman who he lives with who is dealing with multiple sclerosis. At the same time, he is having an affair with a female doctor and is a part of the London gay scene. Disaster might end up coming on when he starts a new relationship– but is arrested due to his illegal status. What will happen and is there a way that this all works out? Read The Nick of Time to find out!