J. M. Coetzee
Acclaimed South African/Australian novelist, essayist, and Nobel Laureate.
Chronology: 1940-02-09 – Present
Origins & Early Life
John Maxwell Coetzee (born 9 February 1940) is a South African and Australian novelist, essayist, and translator. The recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature, Coetzee is one of the most critically acclaimed and decorated authors in the English language. He has won the Booker Prize (twice), the Central News Agency Literary Award (thrice), the Jerusalem Prize, the Prix Femina étranger, and The Irish Times International Fiction Prize, and holds a number of other awards and honorary doctorates. Coetzee moved to Australia in 2002 and became an Australian citizen in 2006.
Pivotal Works & Achievements
He lives in Adelaide, South Australia. He is patron of the J. M. Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice at the University of Adelaide. His most recently published book is The Pole and Other Stories (2023).
Enduring Legacy & Impact
== Early life and education == John Maxwell Coetzee was born on 9 February 1940 in Cape Town, in what was then the Union of South Africa. His father, Zacharias Coetzee, was an occasional attorney and government employee, and his mother, Vera Coetzee (née Wehmeyer), was a schoolteacher. His father was often absent, and enlisted in the army and fought in World War II to avoid being prosecuted on a criminal charge....
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