The False Man
David Antonelli
Published 2011
293 pages
The most popular absurdism books
Absurdist books begin where the search for meaning meets a silent universe. Their answer is neither despair nor false comfort but a kind of defiant laughter. Expect strange situations, deadpan humor and heroes who carry on regardless, in essays, novels and plays.
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Sad Janet
Lucie Britsch
Published 2020
276 pages
Jack and Mr. Grin
Andersen Prunty
Published 2008
212 pages
The Goldblum Variations Adventures of Jeff Goldblum Across the Known (and Unknown) Universe
Helen McClory
2018 · 2019 edition
85 pages
Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat
Mark Ravenhill
2009 · 2014 edition
240 pages
Vignettes from the Landed Gentry - Outlandish Tales from the Trailer Park Pandemic Bedtime Stories
Rondi L Springer
Published 2022
178 pages
Paul Celan and the Trans-Tibetan Angel
Yoko Tawada, Susan Bernofsky
Published 2024
137 pages
Sad Janet ‘A whip-smart, biting tragicomedy’ HuffPost
Lucie Britsch
Published 2020
288 pages
Scenario for Four Horsemen, Dead Actor and Bird A Novel to End All Hollywood Novels
The Pacific Desperado
Published 2018
344 pages
God's Ear
Jenny Schwartz
Published 2009
94 pages
The Madre and Gander Employment Agency
David Macpherson
Published 2020
66 pages
Bad Nature
Ariel Courage
Published 2025
304 pages
Mysterious Setting
Kazushige Abe, Michael Emmerich
Published 2024
224 pages
Myths from the Dimension 3
Florin-Marian Hera
Published 2025
122 pages
BARRY-The Adventures of a Reluctant Superhero
Gary Strickland
Published 2025
152 pages
The Junk Book Of Jimmy Quentin, Poet Maudit of the Q-tips
Sedley Proctor
Published 2020
206 pages
Attack of the Pulpits
Eady H
Published 2024
64 pages
Daniil Kharms and the Poetics of the Absurd
Neil Cornwell
Published 1991
290 pages
Girl with Curious Hair
David Foster Wallace
1988 · 1991 edition
373 pages
A Centimeter Across the Earth
Samuel M.
Published 2024
132 pages
"When writing becomes absurd" and "The acting of Shakespeare and Marlowe"
Clifford Leech
Published 1977
37 pages
Automated Daydreaming
Pauley, William, 3rd
2016 · 2021 edition
304 pages
American Werewolves
Emily Jane
Published 2025
436 pages
About Face
William Giraldi
Published 2022