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J. M. Coetzee: books in order and screen adaptations

Quick answer

J. M. Coetzee has 2 books adapted into 2 TV shows and movies.

About J. M. Coetzee's books on screen

J. M. Coetzee has 2 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1980 to 2013. Together they have become 2 movies. The first adaptation was Waiting for the Barbarians (2019), and the most recent released one is Aquí (2026).

J. M. Coetzee books with adaptations, in publication order

Waiting for the Barbarians (1980) · adapted as Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)
The Childhood of Jesus (2013) · adapted as Aquí (2026)

TV shows and movies based on J. M. Coetzee's books

Aquí (movie, 2026)
Waiting for the Barbarians (movie, 2019)

Common questions

How many J. M. Coetzee books have been made into movies or TV shows?

2 books have been adapted into 2 TV shows and movies.

What was the first J. M. Coetzee adaptation?

Waiting for the Barbarians, released in 2019, a movie based on Waiting for the Barbarians.

Is a new J. M. Coetzee adaptation coming?

No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is Aquí.