2004 Nobel Prize in Literature
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- 7 October 2004 (announcement)
- 10 December 2004
(ceremony)
 2004 Nobel Prize in Literature | |
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| Elfriede Jelinek | |
 "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" | |
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| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Presented by | Swedish Academy |
| First award | 1901 |
| Website | Official website |
The 2004 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek (born 1946) "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".[1] She is the tenth female and the first Austrian Nobel laureate followed by Peter Handke in 2019.
Elfriede Jelinek literary career includes drama and poetry as well as prose. Among her most famous works we find the novels Die Klavierspielerin ("The Piano Teacher", 1983), Lust (1989), and Gier ("Greed", 2000), all of which are characterized by a satirical sharpness, an experimental urge and an uncompromising outspokenness. Through her work she has made herself known as a harsh critic of modern consumer society, uncovering hidden structures of sexism, sadism and submission. She has expressed that she taps on language to hear its hidden ideologies, much as a doctor might tap on a patient's chest. Among her other well-known works are Die Ausgesperrten ("Wonderful, Wonderful Times", 1980), Die Kinder der Toten ("The Children of the Dead", 1995), and the play Ein Sportstück ("Sports Play", 1998).[2][3]
Ladbrokes favourites
On Ladbrokes, top favourites to win the 2004 Nobel Prize in Literature were Syrian poet Adonis, American novelist Joyce Carol Oates and Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer (subsequently awarded the prize in 2011), followed by Belgian Hugo Claus, Italian Antonio Tabucchi, Czech Milan Kundera, Dutch Cees Nooteboom, French J. M. G. Le Clézio (awarded in 2008), Korean Ko Un, American Don DeLillo and Danish Inger Christensen.[4]
