Another (secure) citizen

I do not want to sully the good name of this Nobel Prize winning writer, but one can't help but wonder if he took a look around, decided permanent residency wasn't the most secure form of 'being Australian' and opted for the real thing.
You just can't be too careful these days...

Monday, March 6, 2006. 2:49pm (AEDT)
ABC News
Coetzee takes Aust citizenship
Author John M Coetzee has become an Australian citizen at a special ceremony held as part of the Adelaide Writers' Week. The Nobel Prize winner, who was born in South Africa in 1940, moved to Australia in 2002. Coetzee says he has been attracted to Australia since his first visit in 1991."I was attracted by the free and generous spirit of the people, by the beauty of the land itself and - when I first saw Adelaide - by the grace of the city that I now have the honour of calling my home, " he said in a statement. Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone has presided over the ceremony." Adelaide has proudly claimed award winning author John Coetzee as a resident since he migrated here from South Africa in 2002, " she said.
Coetzee is the first author to win the Booker Prize twice, for the Life and Times of Michael K and Disgrace. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2003. He is currently an honorary research fellow with the University of Adelaide's English department.