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J.M. Coetzee

South African-born author J.M. Coetzee is best known for his critically acclaimed novels *Disgrace* and *Waiting for the Barbarians*. A Nobel Prize and two Booker Prize winner, his works have sold millions globally. This page provides the J.M. Coetzee books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1976In the Heart of the CountryPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1977The Lives of Animals(With: Peter Singer)POoSN · 2Buy ↗

1980Waiting for the BarbariansPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1983Life and Times of Michael KPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1985DusklandsPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1986FoePOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1988White WritingPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1990Age Of IronPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1992Doubling the PointPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

1994The Master of PetersburgPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1996Giving OffensePOoNB · 3Buy ↗

1997BoyhoodPOoSfPLB · 1Buy ↗

1999DisgracePOoSN · 8Buy ↗

2001Stranger ShoresPOoNB · 4Buy ↗

2001Elizabeth CostelloPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

2002YouthPOoSfPLB · 2Buy ↗

2003The Nobel Lecture in Literature, 2003POoNB · 5Buy ↗

2005Slow ManPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

2007Inner WorkingsPOoNB · 6Buy ↗

2007Diary of a Bad YearPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

2009SummertimePOoSfPLB · 3Buy ↗

2011Scenes from Provincial LifePOoSfPLB · 4Buy ↗

2012Here and Now(With: Paul Auster)POoNB · 7Buy ↗

2013The Childhood of JesusPOoJTB · 1Buy ↗

2014Three StoriesPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

2015The Good StoryPOoNB · 8Buy ↗

2016The Schooldays of JesusPOoJTB · 2Buy ↗

2017Late EssaysPOoNB · 9Buy ↗

2019The Death of JesusPOoJTB · 3Buy ↗

2020J.M. Coetzee - Photographs from BoyhoodPOoNB · 10Buy ↗

2023The PolePOoSN · 12Buy ↗

2025Speaking in Tongues(With: Mariana Dim�pulos)POoNB · 11Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Standalone Novels12 books · 1976–2023

01In the Heart of the Country1976Buy ↗

02The Lives of Animals(With: Peter Singer)1977Buy ↗

03Waiting for the Barbarians1980Buy ↗

04Life and Times of Michael K1983Buy ↗

05Foe1986Buy ↗

06Age Of Iron1990Buy ↗

07The Master of Petersburg1994Buy ↗

08Disgrace1999Buy ↗

09Elizabeth Costello2001Buy ↗

10Slow Man2005Buy ↗

11Diary of a Bad Year2007Buy ↗

12The Pole2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Scenes from Provincial Life Books4 books · 1997–2011

01Boyhood1997Buy ↗

02Youth2002Buy ↗

03Summertime2009Buy ↗

04Scenes from Provincial Life2011Buy ↗

Publication Order of Jesus Trilogy Books3 books · 2013–2019

01The Childhood of Jesus2013Buy ↗

02The Schooldays of Jesus2016Buy ↗

03The Death of Jesus2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books11 books · 1988–2025

01White Writing1988Buy ↗

02Doubling the Point1992Buy ↗

03Giving Offense1996Buy ↗

04Stranger Shores2001Buy ↗

05The Nobel Lecture in Literature, 20032003Buy ↗

06Inner Workings2007Buy ↗

07Here and Now(With: Paul Auster)2012Buy ↗

08The Good Story2015Buy ↗

09Late Essays2017Buy ↗

10J.M. Coetzee - Photographs from Boyhood2020Buy ↗

11Speaking in Tongues(With: Mariana Dim�pulos)2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections2 books · 1985–2014

01Dusklands1985Buy ↗

02Three Stories2014Buy ↗

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