The Piano Teacher by Elfriede Jelinek

The Piano Teacher by Elfriede Jelinek

Passion, thwarted sexuality and love-hate for a mother dominate the life of Erika Kohut, a piano teacher at the Vienna Conservatory. Whilst her mother waits up for her, Erika Kohut trawls the porn shows of Vienna in search of tacky pleasure. Into this emotional pressure-cooker bounds Walter Klemmer, music student and ladies' man. As the relationship between teacher and pupil spirals downward, Jelinek paints a frightening picture of a woman consumed by the ecstasy of self-destruction. The Piano Teacher has been translated into French and Dutch and is currently being filmed.

A dazzling performance that will make the blood run cold -- Walter Abish ?A brilliant * deadly book? Elizabeth Young ?Jelinek *
s fragmented style blurs reality and imagination, creating a harsh, expressionistic picture of sexuality -- Scotland on Sunday ?As a portrait of repressed female sexuality and a damaged psyche, The Piano Teacher glitters dangerously? Observer ?There are some horrifically crazed laughs to be had at the antics of mother and daughter trapped in their domestic h * she sometimes brings to her dramas a touch of vaudville? The Guardian *

Elfriede Jelinek was born in Austria in 1946 and grew up in Vienna where she attended the famous Music Conservatory. The leading Austrian writer of her generation, she has been awarded the Heinrich Böll Prize for her contribution to German literature. The film by Michael Haneke of The Piano Teacher won the three main prizes at Cannes in 2001. In 2004, Elfriede Jelinek was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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ISBN 13	9781852427252
ISBN 10	1852427256
Title	The Piano Teacher
Author	Elfriede Jelinek
Series	Five Star Title Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Profile Books Ltd
Year published	1999-11-08
Number of pages	288
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