Elfriede Jelinek (born 20 October 1946) is an Austrian playwright and novelist. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2004 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".
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Date of birth | 20 October 1946
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Place of birth | Mürzzuschlag, Styria, Austria
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Elfriede Jelinek is known for her role in the documentary Elfriede Jelinek - die Sprache von der Leine lassen (2022) as very special thanks.
She is also known for her role in the TV movie Die Ausgesperrten (1982) as Anna's Teacher.
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