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COETZEE, J. M., born 1940

J. M. Coetzee

South African and Australian writer and scholar.

Books: 12
Editions tracked: 19
First editions: 12
Nationality: South Africa, Australia

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Collect J. M. Coetzee

Earliest first editionDusklandsRavan Press, 1974 Most editions trackedBoyhood2 editions

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Scenes from Provincial Life

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First editions, year by year

1974DusklandsRavan Press
1977In the Heart of the CountrySecker & Warburg
1980Waiting for the BarbariansSecker & Warburg
1983Life & Times of Michael KSecker & Warburg
1986FoeSecker & Warburg
1994Master of Petersburg 12cpy D/BinSecker & Warburg
1997BoyhoodSecker & Warburg
1999DisgraceSecker & Warburg
2002YouthSecker & Warburg
2003Elizabeth CostelloSecker & Warburg
2005Slow ManSecker & Warburg
2013The Childhood of JesusHarvill Secker

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Dusklands

J. M. Coetzee · first published 1974

1st Ravan Press1974 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Secker & Warburg1982 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

In the Heart of the Country

J. M. Coetzee · first published 1977

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Waiting for the Barbarians

J. M. Coetzee · first published 1980

1st Secker & Warburg1980 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

Life & Times of Michael K

J. M. Coetzee · first published 1983

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Foe

J. M. Coetzee · first published 1986

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The Master of Petersburg

J. M. Coetzee · first published 1994

1st Secker & Warburg1994 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

Boyhood

J. M. Coetzee · first published 1997

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Disgrace

J. M. Coetzee · first published 1999

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Youth

J. M. Coetzee · first published 2002

1st Secker & Warburg2002 Other · Scenes from Provincial Life 2 Not yet valued Log in to want this
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Elizabeth Costello

J. M. Coetzee · first published 2003

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Slow Man

J. M. Coetzee · first published 2005

1st Secker & Warburg2005 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this
G.P. Putnam's Sons2005 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

The Childhood of Jesus

J. M. Coetzee · first published 2013

1st Harvill Secker2013 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

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When was J. M. Coetzee born?

J. M. Coetzee was born in 1940.

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We track 12 books by J. M. Coetzee across 19 editions, 12 of them first editions.

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