The Piano Teacher by Elfriede Jelinek

The Piano Teacher

Elfriede Jelinek with Joachim Neugroschel (Translator)

288 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

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The Piano Teacher, the most famous novel of Elfriede Jelinek, who was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Literature, is a shocking, searing, aching portrait of a woman bound between a repressive society and her darkest desires.Erika Kohut is a piano ...

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3.48
based on 1,402 reviews

Moods

dark: 93%

challenging: 63%

tense: 53%

sad: 30%

reflective: 27%

emotional: 25%

mysterious: 5%

funny: 4%

adventurous: 2%

Pace

3% of readers chose fast
37% of readers chose medium
58% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
7% of readers chose A mix
89% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

17% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
35% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

3% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
82% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

1% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
87% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

92% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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