JM Coetzee rocks the house | Alison Flood
Notoriously straight-faced South African author had his audience roaring at a recent appearance – and apparently smiled
Stop the presses, hold the front page: reports are trickling out that the notoriously po-faced Nobel laureate JM Coetzee cracked a rare smile last week.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Tuesday, 29 June, 2010
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