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The History of Sexuality books in order

The History of Sexuality by Michel Foucault has 4 books, published 1976–2018. Reading all of them takes about 10 hours (568 pages). 2 can be borrowed free from Open Library.

Spines are sized by page count. The orange dot marks a free ebook.

Reading order

  1. Book 1 · 1976

    La volonté de savoir

    284 pages, about 5.2 hours

    BORROW FREE
  2. Book 2 · 1984

    L'usage des plaisirs

    Michel Foucault

  3. Book 3 · 1984

    Le souci de soi

    284 pages, about 5.2 hours

    BORROW FREE
  4. Book 4 · 2018

    Confessions of the Flesh

    Michel Foucault

Questions people ask

How many The History of Sexuality books are there?

There are 4 books in the series, published 1976–2018.

Which The History of Sexuality book should I read first?

Start with La volonté de savoir (1976), book 1. The list above is the reading order.

How long does it take to read the whole series?

About 10 hours at an average pace of 250 words a minute, or 568 pages in total. The longest book is La volonté de savoir at 284 pages.

Can I read The History of Sexuality for free?

2 books can be borrowed free from Open Library with a free account. The book pages have the links.