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- ↑ Pages, Neil Christian (June 2010). "Jelinek, une répétition? A propos des pièces "In den Alpen" et "Das Werk"/Jelinek, eine Wiederholung? Zu den Theaterstücken "In den Alpen" und "Das Werk" . Modern Austrian Literature. 43 (2): 98–100 – via EBSCOhost.
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