Morgenstern's Works are published in original German (DE) in 11 Books.
Only a small part is available in English (EN). Some works were edited first in English translation.
| TITLE | First Publication (in other languages) | |
| [1] | The Son of the lost Son (Der Sohn des verlorenen Sohnes.) Sparks in the abyss I | EN 1946 Review (DE 1935, FR 1998, NL 2001, ES 2009) |
| [2] | In my father´s patures (Idyll im Exil). Sparks in the abyss II | EN 1947, (DE1996, FR 2000, NL 2007, ES 2009) |
| [3] | The Testament of the Lost Son (Das Vermächtnis des verlorenen Sohnes). Sparks in the abyss III | EN 1950, (DE 1963, FR 2001, ES 2010) |
| [4] | The Third Pillar (Die Blutsäule. Zeichen und Wunder am Sereth) | EN 1955, (DE 1964, HE 1976) |
| [5] | Joseph Roths Flucht und Ende. [Joseph Roth' s flight and end] | DE 1994 (EN - , FR 1997, ES 2000, IT 2001, NL 2022 ) |
| [6] | Alban Berg und seine Idole. Erinnerungen und Briefe. [Alban Berg and his Idols] | DE 1995 (EN - ) English translation of the letter at the end of the book , (ES 2002) |
| [7] | In einer anderen Zeit. Jugendjahre in Ostgalizien [In Another Time. Youth in East Galicia] | DE 1995 (EN - , ES 2005) |
| [8] | Flucht in Frankreich. [Flight in France] | DE 1998 (EN - , FR 2002, ES 2005) |
| [9] | Der Tod ist ein Flop. [Death is a Flop] | DE 1999 (EN - ) |
| [10] | Dramen. Feuilletons. Fragmente. [Dramas. Feuilletons. Fragments.] | DE 2000 (EN - ) |
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Kritiken. Berichte. Tagebücher. [Reviews. Reports. Diaries.]
*) This volume includes three contributions in Original English: - from 1958: "Doctor Zhivago" Essay. Morgenstern's only text written in English and meant for pulicaton. First publicaton 2001 Kritiken. Berichte. Tagebücher pp482-501 - from 1973: Radio interview "A Conversation with Dr. Soma Morgenstern" . First publicaton 2001 Kritiken. Berichte. Tagebücher pp701-716. Also available on this website. - from 1975: The Jewish Novelist in New York - An Emigré. First publication New York, Columbia Press 1982 in: Creators and Disturbers. Reminiscences by Jewish Intellectuals of New York. |
DE 2001 (EN - *) )
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The (German) publisation of all 11 volumes can be found at zu Klampen The individual publications are shown in this site on the page EDITONS . "Joseph Roths Flucht und Ende" - in the German original - can also electronically be viewed for the biggest part.
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Morgensterns works kan be summarized in the following way:
| Title | (supposed, approximate) YEAR of coompletion | first publication | Remark | |
| Die Richter (The Judges) - drama | 1920 | - | Translation (from Polish) of the drama Seziowie (1907) von Stanislaw Wyspiañski. Never performed - Text is lost. | |
| ER oder ER. (HE or HE) Drama in four acts. | 1922 | 2000 | [10] | Never performed |
| Im Dunstkreis. Drama in three acts. | 1923 | 2000 | [10] | Never performed. First title was "Im Kunstkreis". Foreseen pseudonym: Modest Morsten |
| Imago | 1926 | 2000 | [10] | Fragments of a not completed drama |
| Franz Kafka. Essay | 1927 | 2001 | [11] | |
| Kritiken, Berichte, Glossen (reviews, reports, apostils) | 1924-1934 | 1924-1934 | [11] | see "Articles" |
| Feuilletons | 1927-1940 | (1927-1940 | [10] | see "Articles" |
| Der Sohn des verlorenen Sohnes. novel | 1935 | 1935 | [1] |
"Sparks in the abyss" - part one (The Son of the Lost Son) |
| Idyll im Exil. novel | 1938 | 1947 | [2] | "Sparks in the abyss" - part two (In my Father´s Pastures) |
| [Flucht in] Frankreich. | 1942 | 1998. | [8] | Veröffentlicht unter dem Titel "Flucht in Frankreich. Ein Romanbericht." ("A novel-report") - LINK: manuscript of the first chapter |
| Das Vermächtnis des verlorenen Sohnes. novel | 1943 | 1950 | [3] | "Sparks in the abyss" - part three (The Testanment of the Lost Son) |
| Mechzio. fragment of a novel | 1943 | 2000 | [10] | Fragment of a novel. Not performed fourth part of "Sparks in the abyss" |
| Die Blutsäule. Zeichen und Wunder am Sereth. novel. | 1952 | 1955 | [4] | Kan be seen as an epilogue to the trilogy "Sparks in the abyss" - English title: The Third Pillar |
| Von Hunden und Wölfen. "Der Tisch" and other stories | 1952 | - | Not realized project of a publication. The included story "Der Tisch" (The Table) is taken from "Flucht in Frankreich" . The other stories are lost. | |
| Franz Kafka. Essay | 1955 | 2001 | [11] | Probalby a text written for the envisaged, not realized book (in English): Franz Kafka and his Misinterpreters |
| Die Blutsäule. Drama. | 1958 | - | Dramatization of the novel. Premiere in the synagoge in Baden near Vienna, in 2000 | |
| Doctor Zhivago. Essay. | 1958 | 2001 | [11] | Only work in English |
| Joseph Roths Flucht und Ende. (Escape and end of J.Roth) | etwa1970 | 1994 | [5] | Segregated from the autobigraphic records - compiled to an independent part. |
| Alban Berg und seine Idole. Erinnerungen und Briefe. (Alban Berg and his Idols. Recollections and letters) | etwa1970 | 1995 | [6] | Segregated from the autobigraphic records - compiled to an independent part |
| Über Walter Benjamin. Briefberichte (About Benjamin. Reports in letters) | 1973 (-1975) | 2001 | [11] | see "Articles" |
| Über Robert Musil. Briefberichte (About Musil. Report in letters) | 1974 | 2001 | [11] | see "Articles" |
| Über Ernst Weiß. | 1974 | 1975 | [11] | see "Articles" |
| Wer ist Franz Kafka? Essay (Who is Kafka? Essay) | 1975 | 2001 | [11] | |
| Der Tod ist ein Flop. novel (Death is a flop) | (1976) | 1999 | [9] | Novel - Fragment - not completed |
| Autobiography ("Ein Leben mit Freunden" - A life with friends) | (1976) | 1995 | [7] | Fragment. The part of SM´s teens is published with the title "In einer anderen Zeit. Jugendjahre in Ostgalizien" (In another time. Youth in Galicia) |
