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J. M. Coetzee

Also known as John Maxwell Coetzee, John Coetzee, J.M. Coetzee

South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)

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J. M. Coetzee is a South African and Australian novelist and scholar born in 1940 who is known for exploring complex moral and political themes, particularly those related to violence, colonialism, and power. His work has earned international recognition and made him one of the most significant literary voices of the late 20th century.

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Literature2003
“who in innumerable guises portrays the surprising involvement of the outsider”

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Instance of: human
Given name: John
Gender: male
Citizenship: Australia
Place of birth: Cape Town
Occupation: prose writer
Educated at: University of Adelaide
Employer: University of Cape Town
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: atheism
Notable work: Life & Times of Michael K
Field of work: novel
Image: J.M. Coetzee.JPG
Work location: Buffalo

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Commons category: J. M. Coetzee
date of birth: 1940-01-01
topic's main category: Category:J. M. Coetzee
name in native language: John Maxwell Coetzee
writing language: English language
Commons gallery: John Maxwell Coetzee
member of: Royal Society of Literature
influenced by: William Faulkner
archives at: Harry Ransom Center
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
nominated for: Philip K. Dick Award
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John Maxwell Coetzee AC FRSL OMG (born 9 February 1940) is a South African and Australian novelist, essayist, linguist, 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 CNA 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. 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).

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