*Coetzee, J. M.: - Born in Cape Town, South Africa,J. M. Coetzeeis the author of more than twenty books, including The Pole *; Waiting for the Barbarians; Life and Times of Michael K, for which Coetzee was awarded the Booker Prize; Boyhood: Scenes from a Provincial Life; and several essay collection...

*Coetzee, J. M.: - Born in Cape Town, South Africa,J. M. Coetzeeis the author of more than twenty books, including The Pole *; Waiting for the Barbarians; Life and Times of Michael K, for which Coetzee was awarded the Booker Prize; Boyhood: Scenes from a Provincial Life; and several essay collections. With his novel Disgrace, Coetzee became the first author to win the Booker Prize twice. In 2003, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.