This first systematic study of the controversial Austrian feminist writer, Elfriede Jelinek, offers an extensive survey and analysis of Jelinek's major texts and a discussion of the literary techniques which characterise her writing. Background contextual information on historical and literary developments is provided to help the reader gain a better understanding of Jelinek's writing and her place within current international debates on feminism and literary theory.
A study of the Austrian feminist writer, Elfriede Jelinek. It offers a survey and analysis of Jelinek's major texts, and a discussion of the literary techniques, which characterise her writing. Background contextual information on historical and literary developments is provided to help the reader gain an understanding of Jelinek's writing.