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J.M. Coetzee Books in Order

Find every J.M. Coetzee book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 32 books / 5 series

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 J.M. Coetzee Books in Chronological Order

1976 In the Heart of the Country POoSN / 1 Buy
1977 The Lives of Animals(With: Peter Singer) POoSN / 2 Buy
1980 Waiting for the Barbarians POoSN / 3 Buy
1983 Life and Times of Michael K POoSN / 4 Buy
1985 Dusklands POoSSC / 1 Buy
1986 Foe POoSN / 5 Buy
1988 White Writing POoNB / 1 Buy
1990 Age Of Iron POoSN / 6 Buy
1992 Doubling the Point POoNB / 2 Buy
1994 The Master of Petersburg POoSN / 7 Buy
1996 Giving Offense POoNB / 3 Buy
1997 Boyhood POoSfPLB / 1 Buy
1999 Disgrace POoSN / 8 Buy
2001 Stranger Shores POoNB / 4 Buy
2001 Elizabeth Costello POoSN / 9 Buy
2002 Youth POoSfPLB / 2 Buy
2003 The Nobel Lecture in Literature, 2003 POoNB / 5 Buy
2005 Slow Man POoSN / 10 Buy
2007 Inner Workings POoNB / 6 Buy
2007 Diary of a Bad Year POoSN / 11 Buy
2009 Summertime POoSfPLB / 3 Buy
2011 Scenes from Provincial Life POoSfPLB / 4 Buy
2012 Here and Now(With: Paul Auster) POoNB / 7 Buy
2013 The Childhood of Jesus POoJTB / 1 Buy
2014 Three Stories POoSSC / 2 Buy
2015 The Good Story POoNB / 8 Buy
2016 The Schooldays of Jesus POoJTB / 2 Buy
2017 Late Essays POoNB / 9 Buy
2019 The Death of Jesus POoJTB / 3 Buy
2020 J.M. Coetzee - Photographs from Boyhood POoNB / 10 Buy
2023 The Pole POoSN / 12 Buy
2025 Speaking in Tongues(With: Mariana Dim’pulos) POoNB / 11 Buy

J.M. Coetzee Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 12 books / 1976-2023
01 In the Heart of the Country 1976 Buy
02 The Lives of Animals(With: Peter Singer) 1977 Buy
03 Waiting for the Barbarians 1980 Buy
04 Life and Times of Michael K 1983 Buy
05 Foe 1986 Buy
06 Age Of Iron 1990 Buy
07 The Master of Petersburg 1994 Buy
08 Disgrace 1999 Buy
09 Elizabeth Costello 2001 Buy
10 Slow Man 2005 Buy
11 Diary of a Bad Year 2007 Buy
12 The Pole 2023 Buy
01 Boyhood 1997 Buy
02 Youth 2002 Buy
03 Summertime 2009 Buy
04 Scenes from Provincial Life 2011 Buy
01 The Childhood of Jesus 2013 Buy
02 The Schooldays of Jesus 2016 Buy
03 The Death of Jesus 2019 Buy
Non-Fiction Books in Reading Order 11 books / 1988-2025
01 White Writing 1988 Buy
02 Doubling the Point 1992 Buy
03 Giving Offense 1996 Buy
04 Stranger Shores 2001 Buy
05 The Nobel Lecture in Literature, 2003 2003 Buy
06 Inner Workings 2007 Buy
07 Here and Now(With: Paul Auster) 2012 Buy
08 The Good Story 2015 Buy
09 Late Essays 2017 Buy
10 J.M. Coetzee - Photographs from Boyhood 2020 Buy
11 Speaking in Tongues(With: Mariana Dim’pulos) 2025 Buy
01 Dusklands 1985 Buy
02 Three Stories 2014 Buy

Where to start with J.M. Coetzee

What is the best order to read J.M. Coetzee books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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