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Anthony Bourdain

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Anthony Bourdain Books in Order

Anthony Bourdain (1956–2018) was an American chef and writer whose literary career began with crime novels before expanding into memoir, food writing, travel writing, cookbooks, historical nonfiction, and graphic novels. His breakthrough memoir, Kitchen Confidential, established his distinctive candid voice and led to a major career in television and travel storytelling. He also co-wrote the Get Jiro! graphic novels and, posthumously, World Travel: An Irreverent Guide with Laurie Woolever.

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Cover of Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

The defining memoir and the best introduction to Bourdain's voice and subject matter.

A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal

A strong entry point for his travel writing and culinary curiosity.

Cover of Get Jiro!

Get Jiro!

The best starting point for his graphic-fiction work.

Read in order

Books by series

graphic-novel-series · complete

Get Jiro!

A graphic-novel series co-written by Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose about the violent culinary underworld surrounding the sushi chef Jiro.

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  1. 1 Cover of Get Jiro!
    Get Jiro!

    Book 1 · graphic-novel · 2012

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  2. 2 Cover of Get Jiro: Blood and Sushi
    Get Jiro: Blood and Sushi

    Book 2 · graphic-novel · 2015

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Outside the series

Bibliography by category

Novels (5)
  1. Cover of Bone in the Throat
    Bone in the Throat

    novel · 1995

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  2. Cover of Gone Bamboo
    Gone Bamboo

    novel · 1997

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  3. Cover of Typhoid Mary: An Urban Historical
    Typhoid Mary: An Urban Historical

    historical-nonfiction · 2001

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  4. Cover of The Bobby Gold Stories
    The Bobby Gold Stories

    novel · 2003

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  5. Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts

    graphic-novel · 2018

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Nonfiction (7)
  1. Cover of Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
    Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

    memoir · 2000

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  2. A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal

    travelogue · 2001

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  3. Cover of Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking
    Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking

    cookbook · 2004

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  4. Cover of No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach
    No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach

    travelogue · 2007

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  5. Cover of Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
    Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook

    memoir · 2010

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  6. Cover of Appetites: A Cookbook
    Appetites: A Cookbook

    cookbook · 2016

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  7. Cover of World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
    World Travel: An Irreverent Guide

    travel-collection · 2021

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Essays and speeches (1)
  1. The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones

    essay-collection · 2006

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