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．