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Elfriede Jelinek The Nobel Prize in Literature 2004 . Born: 20 October 1946, Mürzzuschlag, Austria . Residence at the time of the award: Austria . Prize motivation: “for her musical flow of voices and counter-voices in novels and plays that with extraordinary linguistic zeal reveal the absurdity of society's clichés and their subjugating ...
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She is one of the most decorated authors to write in German and was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Literature for her "musical flow of voices and counter-voices in novels and plays that, with extraordinary linguistic zeal, reveal the absurdity of society's clichés and their subjugating power". [1]
- Playwright, novelist
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Apr 26, 2024 · Elfriede Jelinek (b. 1946) is an Austrian novelist, playwright, and poet who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2004. She was noted for her works on gender relations and female sexuality. She rejected the conventions of traditional literary technique in favor of linguistic and thematic experimentation.
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The 2004 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek (born 1946) "for her musical flow of voices and counter-voices in novels and plays that with extraordinary linguistic zeal reveal the absurdity of society's clichés and their subjugating power". [1]
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- Stockholm, Sweden
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Oct 7, 2004 · PARIS, Oct. 7 Â Elfriede Jelinek, a reclusive Austrian novelist and playwright who is well known in the German-speaking world for works that denounce sexual violence as well as oppression and...
Oct 7, 2004 · Austrian novelist and playwright Elfriede Jelinek won the 2004 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday, becoming only the tenth woman to receive the honor. The feminist author is best known...
Oct 8, 2004 · Oct. 8, 2004 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. VIENNA — Elfriede Jelinek, an intensely shy, quirky Austrian writer whose highly political works infused with feminism both unsettle and enthrall her...