Elfriede Jelinek: Quick Facts

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Born	October 20, 1946 (age 80) • Mürzzuschlag • Austria
Awards And Honors	Nobel Prize (2004)
Notable Works	poetry • “Bambiland” • “Greed” • “Lust” • “The Piano Teacher” • “What Happened After Nora Left Her Husband; or, Pillars of Society” • “Wir sind Lockvögel Baby!” • “Women as Lovers” • “Wonderful, Wonderful Times”

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