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John Maxwell Coetzee

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John Maxwell Coetzee

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John Maxwell Coetzee, AC (English: John Maxwell Coetzee, abbreviated as J. M. Coetzee, February 9, 1940 -), also translated as Coetzee, is a contemporary South African novelist, winner of the 1987 Jerusalem Prize, and winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize for Literature. Coetzee wrote primarily in English. In 2006, Coetzee became a naturalized Australian citizen and taught at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Adelaide.

Category
Writers
Nationality
South Africa
Born
1940-02-09
Wikidata
Q43293
Occupations linguisttranslatornovelistessayistScript writerscreenwriteruniversity teacherpoetwriteressayistcritic
Aliases J. M. CoetzeeJ.M. CoetzeeJ.M. CoetzeeJohn CoetzeeJohn Maxwell CoetzeeCoetzeeCoetzeeKe CiJohn Maxwell CoetzeeJohn Maxwell Coetzee

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