Disgrace

JM Coetzee Born 9 February 1940

Feb 9, 1940

JM Coetzee Born 9 February 1940 in the in the Cape Province, South Africa
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1948 Election - South Africa

May 26, 1948

Herenigde Nasionale Party (Reunited National Party) - Under DF Malan win the National Election Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DFMalanPortret.jpg

Population Registration Act, 1950

Jan 1, 1950

Required that each and every South African be classified into one of a number of racial "population groups.
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Group Areas Act

Jul 7, 1950

The acts assigned racial groups to different residential and business to seperate area. Image: http://twistedsifter.com/2011/04/this-day-in-history-april-27th/

Graduation

Nov 23, 1960

Obtained his Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English in 1960 and his Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Mathematics in 1961. Both from the University of cape Town. Image; http://asisbiz.com/South-Africa/Cape-Town/pages/Wikipedia-University-of-Cape-Town-Upper-Campus-01.html

Nelson Mandela Arrested

Aug 5, 1962

Nelson Mandela Arrested image : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela#Arrest_and_Rivonia_trial:_1962

Marriage

Feb 1, 1963

Coetzee married Philippa Jubber in 1963

Birth of Coetzee's daughter

Mar 23, 1968

Coetzee's daughter Gisela was born.

Life in South Africa in th e1970's

Feb 24, 1970

Life in the 1970's

Soweto Uprising

Jun 16, 1976

Twenty thousand took part 176 confirmed deaths at the hands of the police. Image: http://www.realmagick.com/soweto-riots-legacy/

Coetzee Divoced

Feb 23, 1980

he was divorced in 1980 after 17 years of marriage.

JM Coetzee wins the Booker prize

Dec 1, 1983

JM Coetzee wins the Booker prize for his novel Life & Times of Michael K Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coetzee_Life%26TimesOfMichaelK%281st_edition%29.jpg

State of Emergency declared in South Africa

Jul 20, 1985

State of Emergency South Africa Image: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1013945/Shoot-bastards---shoot-kill-Minister-tells-South-African-police-mercy-criminals.html

The South African Border War comes to an End

Apr 1, 1989

South Africa begins withdrawl from Nambia Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SADF-Operations_4.jpg

The Release of Nelson Mandela

Feb 2, 1990

The release of nelson Mandela
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First Free Elections

Apr 27, 1994

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Disgrace Published

Apr 6, 1999

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Disgrace wins the Booker prize for literature

Dec 1, 1999

JM Coetzee becomes the first person to win the Booker prize twice

The Legacy of Apartheid

Nov 28, 2000

The Legacy of Apartheid

JM Coetzee is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature

Oct 2, 2003

JM Coetzee is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature the fifth South African to be awarded a Nobel Prize. Th esecond novelist. Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nobel2008Literature_news_conference1.jpg

The Legacy of Apartheid II

Apr 1, 2004

The Legacy of Apartheid II

Witness - No White In the Rainbow

Feb 24, 2005

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JM Coetzee Becomes an Australian Citizen

Mar 6, 2006

JM Coetzee Becomes an Australian Citizen Image: http://amazingmaterial.com/ten-best-destinations-to-travel-solo/australia-1/