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  • Bibliography:
    3 Books
  • First Book:
    June 2005
  • Latest Book:
    April 2017
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About the Author

Elizabeth Kostova graduated from Yale and holds an MFA from the University of Michigan, where she won the Hopwood Award for the Novel-in-Progress.

Book List in Order: 3 titles



  • Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters. The letters are all addressed to "My dear and unfortunate successor," and they plunge her into a world she never dreamed of--a labyr...



  • This richly told, beautifully imagined novel takes us on a journey into the lives of the women left behind by the renowned painter Robert Oliver. After attacking a canvas in the National Gallery of Art, Oliver maintains a stubborn silence, prompting...



  • From the #1 bestselling author of The Historian comes a mesmerizing novel that spans the past and the present -- and unearths the troubled history of a gorgeous but haunted country. A young American woman, Alexandra Boyd, has traveled to Sofia, Bu...




Award-Winning Books by Elizabeth Kostova

The Historian
2005 Book Sense Book of the Year Award -- Adult Fiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Elizabeth Kostova has published 3 books.

Elizabeth Kostova does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Shadow Land, was published in April 2017.

The first book by Elizabeth Kostova, The Historian, was published in June 2005.

No. Elizabeth Kostova does not write books in series.