I have the feeling it will influence my future writing to the extent that without any material worries I could develop a greater ease, even lightheartedness, in my writing.

Eine Komödie (Service Area or They're All Doing It. Women as Lovers (1994) translation of Die Liebhaberinnen by Martin Chalmers. Jelinek's novel The Piano Teacher was the basis for the 2001 film of the same title by Austrian director Michael Haneke with French actress Isabelle Huppert as the protagonist.

Elfriede Jelinek (German: [ɛlˈfʀiːdə ˈjɛlinɛk]; born 20 October 1946) is an Austrian playwright and novelist. ".