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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
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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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...
Elfriede Jelinek. Recipient of the 2004 Nobel Prize for Literature, Elfriede Jelinek is an Austrian poet, playwright, and novelist. Born to a Catholic-Viennese mother and a Jewish-Czech father in Mürzzuschlag, Styria, Jelinek grew up in Vienna and lost many members of her family to the Holocaust.
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...
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Oct 7, 2004 · Thu 7 Oct 2004 09.57 EDT. The Nobel prize for literature has this year been awarded to the Austrian novelist, playwright and poet Elfriede Jelinek. The Swedish Academy, which has given the...
Oct 7, 2004 · Austrian novelist and playwright Elfriede Jelinek wins the Nobel Prize for Literature. The Swedish Academy cited her ability to reveal "the absurdity of society's clichés and their...
