Stecken, Stab und Stangl

In an Austrian village, four gypsies are murdered. The media assumes a pose of routine concern at best, but otherwise, business goes on as usual. For Jelinek, the murders of the four men and how the issue is being handled “trigger a powerful chain of associations echoing the destruction of gypsies and Jews by the Nazis intertwined with the everyday seaminess of xenophobia and tourism, enthusiasm for sport and tabloid press, cabaret and quiz show … A densely woven carpet of quotations and references which form complex twists and knots.” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)