Peter Handke no relation musical flow of voices and counter-voices in novels and plays that with extraordinary linguistic zeal reveal the absurdity of society\s clichés and their subjugating power
Elfriede Jelinek (German: [ɛlˈfʁiːdə ˈjɛlinɛk]; born 20 October 1946) 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 for her "musical flow of voices and counter-voices in novels and plays that, with extraordinary linguistic zeal, reveal the absurdity of society's clichés and their subjugating power".
Next to Peter Handke and Botho Strauss she is considered to be the most important living playwright of the German language.Awards and honors
1996: Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen for Die Kinder der Toten
1998: Georg Büchner Prize
2002: Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis for Macht Nichts
2003: Else Lasker-Schüler Dramatist Prize
2004: Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden for Jackie
2004: Franz Kafka Prize
2004: Nobel Prize in Literature
2004: Stig Dagerman Prize
2004: Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis for Das Werk
2009: Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis for Rechnitz (Der Würgeengel)
2011: Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis for Winterreise
2011 Honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
2017 Theatre prize Der Faust for lifetime achievement
2021 Honorary citizen of the City of Vienna
2021 Nestroy Theatre Prize for lifetime achievement