Author · updated 2026
J.M. Coetzee Books in Order
Every J.M. Coetzee book in publication order — 28 in total, spanning 1976–2020.
Publication Order of Jesus Trilogy Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Childhood of Jesus | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Schooldays of Jesus | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Death of Jesus | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Scenes from Provincial Life Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boyhood | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Youth | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Summertime | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Scenes from Provincial Life | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In the Heart of the Country | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Lives of Animals | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Waiting for the Barbarians | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Life and Times of Michael K | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Foe | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Age Of Iron | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Master of Petersburg | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Disgrace | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Elizabeth Costello | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Slow Man | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Diary of a Bad Year | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Writing | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Doubling the Point | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Giving Offense | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Stranger Shores | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Nobel Lecture in Literature, 2003 | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Inner Workings | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Here and Now | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Good Story | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Late Essays | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | J.M. Coetzee - Photographs from Boyhood | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 28, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In the Heart of the Country | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Lives of Animals | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Waiting for the Barbarians | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Life and Times of Michael K | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Foe | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | White Writing | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Age Of Iron | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Doubling the Point | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Master of Petersburg | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Giving Offense | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Boyhood | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Disgrace | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Elizabeth Costello | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Stranger Shores | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Youth | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Nobel Lecture in Literature, 2003 | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Slow Man | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Diary of a Bad Year | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Inner Workings | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Summertime | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Scenes from Provincial Life | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Here and Now | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Childhood of Jesus | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Good Story | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Schooldays of Jesus | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Late Essays | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Death of Jesus | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | J.M. Coetzee - Photographs from Boyhood | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
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