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Women As Lovers by Elfriede Jelinek is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Women As Lovers about?

The setting is an idyllic Alpine village where a woman's underwear factory nestles in the woods. Two factory workers, Brigitte and Paula, dream and talk about finding happiness, a comfortable home and a good man. They realize that their quest will be as hard as work at the factory. Brigitte subordinates her feelings and goes for Heinz, a young, plump, up-and-coming businessman. With Paula, feelings and dreams become confused. She gets pregnant by Erich, the forestry worker. He's handsome, so they marry. Brigitte gets it right. Paula gets it wrong. Using the conventions and language of romantic fiction, Elfriede Jelinek has written a moving tragedy whose power lies in its refusal to take at face value its characters' dreams and aspirations.

Who reads Women As Lovers?

Author

Elfriede Jelinek

Publisher

Serpent's Tail Crime

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9781852422370

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction

Rating

3.66 / 5 (661 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13