Anna Kavan

  • 14

    Catalog books

  • 4

    Works

  • 1970 to 2025

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Anna Kavan has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 14 catalog-linked books across 1970 to 2025, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Change the name and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1970 to 2025; the most common copies on this page tend to come from P. Owen and Peter Owen Publishers.

Best Place To Start

Change the name

P. Owen • 1993 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from P. Owen and Peter Owen Publishers

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1970 to 2025; the most common copies on this page tend to come from P. Owen and Peter Owen Publishers.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Change the name

    P. Owen • 1993 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1993 • 254 pages.

  2. I am Lazarus

    P. Owen • 1978 • quick commitment

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

  3. Ice

    Steerforth Press • 2025 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2025 • 192 pages.

  4. Anna Kavan's New Zealand

    Vintage Book • 2009 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2009 • 279 pages.

  5. Guilty (Peter Owen Modern Classics)

    Peter Owen Publishers • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 220 pages.

  6. First Over Everest -The Houston Mount Everest Expedition, 1933

    Sumner Press • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 300 pages.

  7. Asylum piece and other stories

    Peter Owen | Distributed in the USA by Dufour Editions • 2001 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 212 pages.

  8. Mercury

    Peter Owen Publishers • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 200 pages.

  9. A Charmed Circle

    Dufour Editions • 1994 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1994 • 317 pages.

  10. Sleep Has His House

    Michael Kesend Pub Ltd • 1984 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1984 • 182 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • I am Lazarus is the easier short commitment, while Change the name asks for more reading time up front.
  • I am Lazarus gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Change the name leans later in the catalog.
  • Ice is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Change the name.

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