Arvo Pärt vs J. M. Coetzee
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Compare the life timelines of Arvo Pärt (1935–present) and J. M. Coetzee (1940–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 86 years, from 1940 to 2026.
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Arvo Pärt (1935–present)
- — Born in Paide, Estonia Verified
- — Worked as a sound engineer at Estonian Radio Verified
- — Graduated from the Tallinn Conservatory Verified
- — Married Nora Pärt Verified
- — Composed Für Alina, the first tintinnabuli work Verified
- — Composed Fratres, Tabula Rasa and Spiegel im Spiegel Verified
- — Emigrated from Soviet Estonia to Vienna Verified
- — Moved to West Berlin Verified
- — Returned to live in Estonia Verified
- — Arvo Pärt Centre opened in Laulasmaa Verified
J. M. Coetzee (1940–present)
- — Born in Cape Town, South Africa Verified
- — Completed bachelor's degrees at the University of Cape Town Verified
- — Moved to London and worked as a computer programmer Verified
- — Awarded a doctorate by the University of Texas at Austin Verified
- — Returned to South Africa to teach at the University of Cape Town Verified
- — Published his first novel, Dusklands Verified
- — Won the Booker Prize for Life & Times of Michael K Verified
- — Won a second Booker Prize for Disgrace Verified
- — Emigrated to Australia and settled in Adelaide Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified