A writer who hides with the foxes

Otto ottosell at yahoo.de
Thu Dec 9 09:57:57 CST 2004


Elfriede Jelinek of Austria was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Literature.
She was interviewed by Deborah Solomon of The New York Times Magazine.
(...)
I would attend the ceremony if I were able to. But unfortunately I'm
mentally ill with agoraphobia. I'm unable to be in crowds, and I can't bear
to be looked at.

That seems surprising for a writer known for her socially pointed works,
including your new play, "Bambiland," with its references to Abu Ghraib.

I consider the current presidency to be dangerous to the world. I am really
afraid of Bush, actually less of him than of the deputies standing in the
shadows behind him. Compared to their activities, even Thomas Pynchon's
paranoid conspiracy theories are just children's books.
(...)
http://www.iht.com/articles/2004/12/07/features/jel.html




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