Public Figure Profiles

J. M. Coetzee

John Maxwell Coetzee is a South African–Australian novelist, essayist, linguist, translator and recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is one of the most critically acclaimed and decorated authors in the English language. He has won the Booker Prize (twice), the CNA Prize (thrice), the Jerusalem Prize, the Prix Femina étranger, and The Irish Times International Fiction Prize, and holds a number of other awards and honorary doctorates.Coetzee moved to Australia in 2002 and became an Australian citizen in 2006. He lives in Adelaide.

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Some of their strengths

J. M. Coetzee has many admirable traits.

Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Intuitive, Altruistic, Independent, Smart, Strong, Honest, and Artistic.

Idealistic and Altruistic

According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, J. M. Coetzee is someone who is an idealist and an altruist who possesses an innovative, intellectual, and analytical mind, and who approaches life in an optimistic and easygoing manner. A person who is ambitious and motivated.

Adventurous and Free

Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know J. M. Coetzee well know them as someone who can be talented, wayward and free, like a big river or the ocean.

Active and Ambitious

According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe J. M. Coetzee as someone who is active, ambitious, bold, and courageous.

A person who is driven and organized, is wise with money, who knows how to tell a good story, likes physical activity, and who loves learning.

Emotionally Intelligent and Intuitive

Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, J. M. Coetzee is someone who tends to have strong emotional intelligence and intuition, and who can be a catalyst of change for others.

They are also someone who is confident and creative, and who has a love for starting new projects, inventing new things, and giving back to the community.

Altruistic and Innovative

According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, J. M. Coetzee tends to be someone who sacrifices things for the good of others and wants to do "good" in the world. Who is often thought of as an innovator or rebel who thrives when trying to chase a breakthrough of some sort, who has a clear and sound mind, and who can be charming and sociable.

Some of J. M. Coetzee's challenges

While J. M. Coetzee has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.

For example, J. M. Coetzee can be Rebellious, Emotionally Distant, Indecisive, Unrealistic, Stubborn, Idle, and Impulsive.

Rebellious and Emotionally Distant

One of J. M. Coetzee's key challenges is that they are someone who can be rebellious and emotionally distant.

Impulsive and Aggressive

J. M. Coetzee is someone who can be impulsive, aggressive, and confrontational, can have difficulty listening to others, be moody and high strung, have conflict with authority figures, be too judgmental of others, and who can be overindulgent and extravagant.

Serious and Callous

Finally, J. M. Coetzee also can be too giving, come across as too "high and mighty", and can have a hard time expressing feelings.