Andrew Gordon

  • 10

    Catalog books

  • 5

    Works

  • 1981 to 2015

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Andrew Gordon writes across history and fiction with attention to systems, work, and human consequence. His titles range from a sweeping study of postwar labor and management to plays and a dense novel-length examination of rules—each work probing how institutions shape individual choices and social life.

Whether tracing labor relations in postwar Japan, staging character through short plays, or unpacking the mechanics of social rules in longer narrative form, Gordon favors careful research and structural clarity. His books reward readers who want thinking rooted in archival detail and dramatized through scenes and argument.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Rules of the Game (novel) • The Rules of the Game (novel) • Sugar on Sundays and Other Plays (play collection) • The Wages of Affluence (labor history)

Genres and themes: Contemporary fiction • Drama and short plays • Social critique • Labor and postwar economy

Who this author is best for: Good for readers who like character-driven novels with social observation, short plays, and non-fiction on labor and economic change.

Start with the novel Rules of the Game for fiction or sample the short plays collection if you prefer shorter pieces; consult the labor book for nonfiction context on postwar economic themes.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Wages of Affluence: Labor and Management in Postwar Japan [Hardcover] by

    Harvard Univ Pr • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 270 pages.

  2. Sugar on Sundays and Other Plays

    Dramatic Lines • 1999 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  3. Rules of the Game

    Penguin Books, Limited • 2015 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2015 • 720 pages.

  4. The Rules of the Game

    John Murray • 2000 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 719 pages.

  5. Literature, Mapping, and the Politics of Space in Early Modern Britain

    Cambridge University Press • 2010 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2010 • 292 pages.

  6. A Modern History of Japan

    Oxford University Press, USA • 2002 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 400 pages.

  7. Labor and Imperial Democracy in Prewar Japan (Twentieth-Century Japan Ser.: The Emergence of a World Power, No. 1)

    Univ of California Pr on Demand • 1992 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1992 • 364 pages.

  8. An American Dreamer

    Associated Univ Pr • 1981 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1981.

  9. Writing Early Modern London

    Palgrave Macmillan • 2013 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2013.

  10. Union Organization Functioning and Effects

    Lexington Books • 1995 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1995.

How The Picks Compare

  • Sugar on Sundays and Other Plays is the easier short commitment, while The Wages of Affluence: Labor and Management in Postwar Japan [Hardcover] by asks for more reading time up front.
  • The Wages of Affluence: Labor and Management in Postwar Japan [Hardcover] by gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Sugar on Sundays and Other Plays leans later in the catalog.
  • Rules of the Game is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from The Wages of Affluence: Labor and Management in Postwar Japan [Hardcover] by.

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