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Thanks to Elfriede Jelinek, since 9 June we know a little better what it is like to be Austrian. #hf10

 By Wijbrand Schaap (photo by Arno Declair)

Since Wednesday 9 June 2010, the Netherlands has been looking a bit more like Austria again, even though our mountains are in the south-east, instead of the west. And there is another difference: we are still allowed to see the stage work of Austrian Nobel Prize winner Elfriede Jelinek, while the strict writer has banned it in her own homeland. Because, according to her, the people don't deserve it. Because she thinks they are narrow-minded petty bourgeois who are too lan...

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Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

 By Wijbrand Schaap (photo by Arno Declair)

Since Wednesday 9 June 2010, the Netherlands has been looking a bit more like Austria again, even though our mountains are in the south-east, instead of the west. And there is another difference: we are still allowed to see the stage work of Austrian Nobel Prize winner Elfriede Jelinek, while the strict writer has banned it in her own homeland. Because, according to her, the people don't deserve it. Because she thinks they are narrow-minded petty bourgeois who are too lan...

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