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John Maxwell Coetzee FRSL OMG (born 9 February 1940) is a South African and Australian novelist, essayist, linguist, translator and recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is one of the most critically acclaimed and decorated authors in the English language .
- John Maxwell Coetzee, 9 February 1940 (age 83), Cape Town, South Africa
Apr 19, 2024 · J.M. Coetzee (born February 9, 1940, Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African novelist, critic, and translator noted for his novels about the effects of colonization. In 2003, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Coetzee was educated at the University of Cape Town (B.A., 1960; M.A., 1963) and the University of Texas (Ph.D., 1969).
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Biographical. John Maxwell Coetzee was born in Cape Town, South Africa, on 9 February 1940, the elder of two children. His mother was a primary school teacher. His father was trained as an attorney, but practiced as such only intermittently; during the years 1941–45 he served with the South African forces in North Africa and Italy.
Sep 4, 2009 · James Meek listens in. Fri 4 Sep 2009 19.01 EDT. A t some point during the past couple of years, an eminent South African writer now living in Australia wrote this dismissive appraisal of John...
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John M. Coetzee The Nobel Prize in Literature 2003 . Born: 9 February 1940, Cape Town, South Africa . Residence at the time of the award: South Africa . Prize motivation: “who in innumerable guises portrays the surprising involvement of the outsider” Language: English . Prize share: 1/1
Sep 19, 2023 · By Jason Farago. Sept. 19, 2023. Some authors you love for their fire; some you love for their ice. J.M. Coetzee, the South African-turned-Australian novelist, has spent half a century engaged...
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John Maxwell Coetzee is an author and academic from South Africa. He became an Australian citizen in 2006 after relocating there in 2002. A novelist and literary critic as well as a translator, Coetzee has won the Booker Prize twice and was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. 7 posts. J.M. Coetzee's Blog.
