Sports Play - (Oberon Modern Plays) by Elfriede Jelinek (Paperback)

About the Book

The first English translation of the astonishing play by Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek.

Book Synopsis

The first English translation of Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek's astonishing, provocative play, a post-dramatic theatrical exploration of the making, marketing and sale of the human body. It explores contemporary society's obsession with fitness and body culture, bringing into sharp focus our need to belong to a group, team, and nation.

Review Quotes

"Bristling with ideas and fierce feeling. a text and production with much to admire, but that remains cool and clever" --Guardian

About the Author

Elfriede Jelinek is an Austrian playwright and novelist. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2004 as well as the Georg Büchner Prize in 1998; the Mülheim Dramatists Prize in 2002 and 2004; the Franz Kafka Prize in 2004. Jelinek's work is multi-faceted and highly controversial. Her plays often emphasize choreography. Some consider her plays taciturn, others lavish, and others still a new form of theatre altogether. Jelinek's novel, Die Klavierspielerin was filmed as The Piano Teacher by Austrian director Michael Haneke, with French actress Isabelle Huppert as the protagonist.