biography
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Coetzee, J(ohn) M(ichael)
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pronunciation:
[kootzee]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1940– )
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| biography:
| Writer and critic, born in Cape Town, SW South Africa. The political situation in his native country provides him with the base from which to launch his allegories and fables, attacking colonialism and demythologizing historical and contemporary myths of imperialism. His first work of fiction was Dusklands (1974), followed by In the Heart of the Country (1977), Waiting for the Barbarians (1980), Life and Times of Michael K (1983, Booker), Foe (1986), Age of Iron (1990), and The Master of Petersburg (1994). In 1999 he became the first writer to win the Booker Prize twice, with Disgrace. His critical work includes White Writing (1988) and Giving Offense: Essays on Censorship (1996). Youth (2002) is an autobiographical work. |
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