DW book expert David Levitz about ′The Piano Teacher′ by Elfriede Jelinek | 100 German Must-Reads - a unique list of 100 works of German literature published in English | DW | 05.10.2018

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100 Must-Reads

DW book expert David Levitz about 'The Piano Teacher' by Elfriede Jelinek

Enough sex, not enough sex? Sigmund Freud said sexual repression is at the root of most human problems. There's no lack of problems in Elfriede Jelinek's novel "The Piano Teacher."

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