J. M. Coetzee
Novelist, Author
1940 –
Who is J. M. Coetzee?
John Maxwell "J. M." Coetzee is a South African novelist, essayist, linguist, translator and recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. He relocated to Australia in 2002 and lives in Adelaide. He became an Australian citizen in 2006.
In 2013, Richard Poplak of the Daily Maverick described Coetzee as "inarguably the most celebrated and decorated living English-language author". Before receiving the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature, Coetzee was awarded the CNA Prize, the Prix Femina Étranger, The Irish Times International Fiction Prize and the Booker Prize, among other accolades.
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- Born
- Feb 9, 1940
Cape Town - Also known as
- J.M. Coetzee
- J.M.Coetzee
- John Maxwell Coetzee
- John Maxwell "J. M." Coetzee
- Parents
- Ethnicity
- Polish Australian
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Australia
- Profession
- Education
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Cape Town
- Employment
- IBM
- University of Chicago
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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