Lust
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Lust is a controversial and stylistically experimental novel by Austrian Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek that offers a stark, feminist critique of sexual violence and patriarchal power.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| addresses | power relations between men and women ⓘ |
| author | Elfriede Jelinek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAward | Nobel Prize in Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAwardedNobelPrizeInLiterature | Elfriede Jelinek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
explicit sexual content
ⓘ
graphic violence ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| criticalApproach |
critique of sexual violence
ⓘ
feminist critique of patriarchy ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | conservative commentators ⓘ |
| depicts |
marital rape
ⓘ
sadistic sexuality ⓘ |
| focusesOn | a woman trapped in an abusive marriage ⓘ |
| genre |
erotic novel
ⓘ
experimental fiction ⓘ feminist literature ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
associative
ⓘ
fragmented ⓘ repetitive ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
abuse in marriage
ⓘ
misogyny ⓘ objectification of women ⓘ patriarchal power ⓘ power and domination ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
experimental
ⓘ
nonlinear ⓘ stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| notableFor |
graphic depictions of sex and violence
ⓘ
radical feminist perspective ⓘ stylistic experimentation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| periodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| portrays | male sexual dominance as systemic violence ⓘ |
| praisedBy | feminist critics ⓘ |
| questions | romanticized views of sexuality ⓘ |
| setIn | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetOfCensorshipDebate | true ⓘ |
| tone |
bleak
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confrontational ⓘ provocative ⓘ |
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