The rules of art do not exist, because what makes art art i… - Elfriede Jelinek

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The rules of art do not exist, because what makes art art is the fact that it obeys no rules at all.

Elfriede Jelinek

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About Elfriede Jelinek

Elfriede Jelinek (German pronunciation: [ɛlˈfʀiːdə ˈjɛlinɛk]; born October 20, 1946) is an Austrian playwright and novelist. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2004 for her "musical flow of voices and counter-voices in novels and plays that, with extraordinary linguistic zeal, reveal the absurdity of society's clichés and their subjugating power."

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Native Name: Elfriede Jelineková

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The rules of art do not exist, because what makes art art is the fact that it obeys no rules at all. - Elfriede Jelinek

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