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Explore Saroyan's Work

The complete bibliography, the reprints published by Forever Saroyan, and the essays and filmed series about his writing.

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Story Collections (1934 - 1988)

The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze and Other Stories book coverInhale Exhale (1936) book coverThree Times Three (1936) book coverLittle Children (1937) book coverLove Here is my Hat (1938) book coverA Native American (1938) book coverThe Trouble With Tigers (1938) book coverPeace it s Wonderful (1939) book coverMy Name is Aram (1940) book coverSaroyan s Fables (1941) book coverDear Baby (1944) book coverThe Assyrian (1950) book coverThe Whole Voyald and Other Stories (1956) book coverI Used to Believe I Had Forever (1968) book cover

 

Novels (1943 - 1963)

The Human Comedy (1943) book coverThe Adventures of Wesley Jackson (1946) book coverRock Wagram 19501 book coverTracy s Tiger (1951) book coverThe Laughing Matter (1953) book coverMama I Love You (1956) book coverPapa You Re Crazy (1957) book coverBoys and Girls Together (1963) book coverOne Day in the Afternoon of the World (1964) book cover

 

Autobiographies, Memoirs & Non-Fiction (1952 - 1983)

 The Bicycle Rider in Beverly Hills (1952) book coverHere Comes There Goes You Know Who (1962) book coverNot Dying (1963) book coverLetters From 74 Rue Taitbout (1969) book coverDays of Life and Death and Escape to the Moon (1970) book coverSlow Driver Sweet Chariot (1966) book coverPlaces Where I Ve Done Time (1972) book coverSons Come and Go Mothers Hang in Forever (1976) book coverChance Meetings (1978) book coverObituaries (1979) book coverBirths (1983) book cover

Plays (1939 - 1963)

My Heart is in the Highlands (1939) book coverThe Time of Your Life (1939) book coverThe Hungerers 1955 a One Act Play book coverSubway Circus book coverThe Great American Goof (1940) book coverSomething About a Soldier (1940) book coverLove s Old Sweet Song (1940) book coverAcross the Board on Tomorrow Morning (1941) book coverSweeney in the Trees (1940) book coverThe Beautiful People (1942) book coverJim Dandy (1941) book coverElmer and Lily (1943) book coverGet Away Old Man (1943) book coverHello Out There (1941) book coverThe Slaughter of the Innocents (1952) book coverThe Cave Dwellers (1957) book coverSam the Highest Jumper of Them All (1960) book coverThe Dogs or the Paris Comedy (1960) book coverHigh Time Along the Wabash (1961) book coverAn Armenian Trilogy book cover

 

Screenplays & Teleplays (1943 - 1968)

 

Radio Dramas (1941 - 1960)

The People With Light Coming Out of Them (1941) book coverA Special Announcement (1940) book cover

 

Collected Plays (1940 - 1986)

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Reprint Collections (1948 - 2008)

The Gay and Melancholy Flux (1937) book cover[TK: book title] book cover 34 More Great Stories book cover48 Saroyan Stories book coverThe Saroyan Special (1948) book cover[TK: book title] book coverThe William Saroyan Reader book cover[TK: book title] book cover[TK: book title] book cover[TK: book title] book cover[TK: book title] book cover[TK: book title] book cover[TK: book title] book cover

Children's Books 

 Me (1963) book coverThe Tooth and my Father (1974) book cover

Monographs & Special Publications

Those Who Write Them and Those Who Collect Them (1936) book coverCover484Fragment (1938) book coverThe Fiscal Hoboes (1949) book coverAn Act or Two of Foolish Kindness book coverTwo Short Plays book cover[TK: book title] book cover