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Man of Few Words Everyone chases success，but not all of US want to befamous. South African writer John Maxwell Coetzee is _l_ for keepinghimself to himself. When the 63-yearold was named the 2003 Nobel Prizewinner for literature earlier this month, reporters were warned that they wouldfind him particularly difficult to _2_ Coetzee lives in Australia butspends part of the year teaching at the University of Chicago. He seemed _3_ bythe news he won the US$1.3 million prize.It came as a complete surprise.Iwasnt even aware they were due to make the announcement.he said. His _4_pf privacy led to doubts as to whether Coetzee will attend the prize.giving inStockholm，Sweden，on December 10. But despite being described as _5_ totrack down，the critics agree that his writing is easy to get to know. Bornin Cape Town，South Africa，to all English-speaking family, Coetzee _6_ hisbreakthrough in 1980 with the novel Waiting for the Barbarians.He _7_ hisplace among the worlds leading writers with two Booker prizevictories，BritainS highest honour for novels.He first _8_ in 1983 for theLifeand Times of Michael K.and his second title came in 1999 forDisgrace. Amajor theme in his work iS South Africas former apartheid system.which dividedwhites from blacks. _9_ with the problems of violence，crime and racial divisionthat still exist in the country, his books have enabled ordinary people tounderstand apartheid _10_ within. | 
