---
title: 'J. M. Coetzee'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'literary scholar'
  - 'linguist'
  - 'prose writer'
  - 'essayist'
  - 'librettist'
born: '1940-02-09'
birthplace: 'Cape Town'
films_in_library: 2
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/j-m-coetzee'
updated: '2026-07-30'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._M._Coetzee'
wikidata: 'Q43293'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# J. M. Coetzee

literary scholar, linguist, prose writer, essayist, librettist.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 2019 · [Waiting for the Barbarians](https://cinepixo.com/movies/waiting-for-the-barbarians-2019) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 2008 · [Disgrace](https://cinepixo.com/movies/disgrace-2008) — Screenplay · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

Nothing written about their work here yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/j-m-coetzee
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