J. M. Coetzee John Maxwell `` J. M. '' Coetzee ( , ; born 9 February 1940 ) is a South African novelist , essayist , linguist , translator and recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature .
J. M. Coetzee John Maxwell `` J. M. '' Coetzee ( born 9 February 1940 ) is a South African-Australian novelist , essayist , linguist , literacy critic , activist and translator . He won the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature .