John Maxwell "J. M." Coetzee ([kutˈseː], kuut-SEE; Afrikaans: [kutˈsɪə]; conceived 9 February 1940) is a South African author, writer, etymologist, interpreter and beneficiary of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. He moved to Australia in 2002 and lives in Adelaide. He turned into an Australian subject in 2006.
In 2013, Richard Poplak of the Daily Maverick depicted Coetzee as "inarguably the most celebrated and designed living English-dialect creator".
Before getting the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature, Coetzee was granted the Jerusalem Prize, CNA Prize (thrice), the Prix Femina Étranger, The Irish Times International Fiction Prize and the Booker Prize (twice), among different honors.
