My training in music and composition then led me to a kind of musical language process in which, for example, the sound of the words I play with has to expose their true meaning against their will so to speak. Elfriede Jelinek compositionexposekind share on social
It could draw from a greater reservoir of freedom. The irony could develop an even greater ease. Elfriede Jelinek developdrawease Change image and share on social
Literature that keeps employing new linguistic and formal modes of expression to draft a panorama of society as a whole while at the same time exposing it, tearing the masks from its face - for me that would be deserving of an award. Elfriede Jelinek awarddeservedraft share on social
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
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 attractiveeternityexemplary Change image and share on social
I am a sort of justice fanatic, and I always have to give a voice to those who get a raw deal. Elfriede Jelinek dealfanaticgive Change image and share on social
I'm not one of those women writers who are obsessed by their ego, possibly because I don't have one. Elfriede Jelinek egoobsesspossibly Change image and share on social
My writings are limited to depicting analytically, but also polemically, the horrors of reality. Redemption is the speciality of other authors, male and female. Elfriede Jelinek analyticallyauthordepict Change image and share on social
I am not made to be pulled into the public as a person. I feel threatened there. Elfriede Jelinek feelmakeperson Change image and share on social
The smaller a group, the easier it is for more people to argue and enter into discussions. The U.S. is vast. It's too large. The intellectuals hide out in enclaves, in big cities or universities, like a bunch of chickens hiding from a fox. Elfriede Jelinek arguebigbunch share on social