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In Austria, a rather authoritarian Catholic country, the role of the social admonisher traditionally fell to artists because there were no great political thinkers.

~Elfriede Jelinek

Topics: Artists Austria Authoritarian Because Catholic Country Fell Great Political Rather Role Social Thinkers Were

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A woman who becomes famous through her work reduces her erotic value. A woman is permitted to chat or babble, but speaking in public with authority is still the greatest transgression.

~Elfriede Jelinek

Topics: Authority Becomes Chat Famous Greatest Her Permitted Public Speaking Still Through Transgression Value Who Woman Work

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I describe the relationship between man and woman as a Hegelian relationship between master and slave. As long as men are able to increase their sexual value through work, fame or wealth, while women are only powerful through their body, beauty and youth, nothing will change.

~Elfriede Jelinek

Topics: Able Beauty Between Body Change Describe Fame Increase Long Man Master Men Nothing Only Powerful Relationship Sexual Slave Through Value Wealth While Will Woman Women Women Are Work Youth

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My inspiration came especially in the 1950s through the Vienna Group founded by writer H.C. Artmann. It showed me that if you want to say something, you have to let the language itself say it, because language is usually more meaningful than the mere content that one wishes to convey.

~Elfriede Jelinek

Topics: Because Came Content Convey Founded Group Inspiration Itself Language Me Meaningful Mere More Say Something Than Through Vienna Want Wishes Writer You 1950S

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Internet is exemplary for me. I do not want to have the feeling of writing 'for eternity,' so to speak. The fleetingness of the Internet has therefore become very attractive to me.

~Elfriede Jelinek

Topics: Attractive Become Eternity Exemplary Feeling Internet Me Speak Therefore Very Want Writing

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How can the writer know reality if it is that which gets into him and sweeps him away, forever onto the sidelines.

~Elfriede Jelinek

Topics: Away Forever Gets Him How Know Onto Reality Sidelines Which Writer

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Playwright

Born: October 20th, 1946

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