Elfriede Jelinek

Elfriede Jelinek is an Austrian playwright and novelist. She is one of the most decorated authors to write in German and was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Literature... Wikipedia

• Born:  October 20, 1946, Mürzzuschlag, Austria
• Age:  78 years
• Occupation:  Playwright, novelist
• Education:  University of Vienna
• Genre:  Feminism, social criticism, postdramatic theatre
• Notable works:  The Piano Teacher, Die Kinder der Toten, Greed, Lust
• Notable awards:  Georg Büchner Prize, 1998, Nobel Prize in Literature, 2004
• Years active:  1963–present
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo