J. M. Coetzee

b. 1940

1 series 15 books in order 12 standalone books

John Maxwell Coetzee, born on 9 February 1940, is a South African and Australian novelist, essayist, linguist, and translator. He is a recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature and is recognized as one of the most critically acclaimed and decorated authors in the English language. Coetzee has won the Booker Prize twice, the CNA Literary Award three times, the Jerusalem Prize, the Prix Femina étranger, and the Irish Times International Fiction Prize. He has also received numerous other awards and honorary doctorates. A writer and scholar, Coetzee is known for his contributions to literature and his academic work.

Born: 1940
Known for: Scenes from Provincial Life

Series by J. M. Coetzee

Scenes from Provincial Life

3 books in order · 1997–2009

Boyhood

1997 · J. M. Coetzee

J. M. Coetzee's novel is a fictionalized memoir told in third-person. It explores Coetzee's childhood, focusing on the unhappy marriage of his…
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Youth

2002 · J. M. Coetzee

A young South African intellectual moves to London in the 1960s to become a great and compelling poet. The novel follows his experiences in a foreign…
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Summertime

2009 · J. M. Coetzee

A novel by J. M. Coetzee follows a young English biographer researching the late writer John Coetzee. The biographer focuses on Coetzee's years from…
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How many books has J. M. Coetzee written?

We list 15 books by J. M. Coetzee across 1 series, published between 1997–2024 — each shown in full reading order.

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Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “Boyhood.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.

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