Mr Chairman, I move without notice:
That the House - (1) notes that J M Coetzee is on the shortlist for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction for an unprecedented third time for his book Summertime;
(2) further notes that Coetzee was the first author to have won this award twice for both The Life and Times of Michael K and Disgrace, and will truly be making history by winning it a third time;
(3) congratulates him on this exceptional achievement; and
(4) encourages him to continue to contribute to South African literature in the remarkable way he has over several years.
Agreed to.