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SA author J.M. (John Maxwell) Coetzee is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 27). SA author J.M. (John Maxwell) Coetzee is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091925
South African History Online (2012) 'SA author J.M. (John Maxwell) Coetzee is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091925 (Accessed: 5 October 2026).
South African History Online, SA author J.M. (John Maxwell) Coetzee is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091925, (accessed 5 October 2026).
"SA author J.M. (John Maxwell) Coetzee is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091925. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "SA author J.M. (John Maxwell) Coetzee is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091925.
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