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Nobel Prize in Literature 2004

Elfriede Jelinek

Austria

Elfriede Jelinek received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2004, making them laureate number 101 since the prize was first awarded in 1901.

They are one of 2 laureates from Austria.

Our pick for reading Elfriede Jelinek for the first time is Die Klavierspielerin.

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