As is said about most writers, on the one hand, all I ever did from when I was a child was read, and I was a loner, which was furthered by my parents and my upbringing. On the other hand, the more I read, the more I felt this well-known fissure between me and the world. Elfriede Jelinek childfeltfissure share on social
The government has once again made the right socially acceptable. Elfriede Jelinek acceptablegovernmentmake Change image and share on social
I can really write what I want. I can take time; I can do nothing for a year. That is paradise. Elfriede Jelinek paradisetimewrite Change image and share on social
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 authoritybabblechat Change image and share on social
I associate the metaphor of sport with war. The unrest in the former Yugoslavia, after all, started with a football match that then became charged in nationalist ways and ended in violence. Elfriede Jelinek associatechargeend Change image and share on social
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 beautybodychange share on social