Let's make this birthday one to remember.

78 years old (Born on October 20, 1946)

Happy Birthday, Elfriede Jelinek! May your day be filled with more joy than the characters in "The Piano Teacher" ever experienced. Your fearless exploration of human nature has left readers both captivated and slightly terrified—exactly as you intended.

From winning the Nobel Prize to challenging literary conventions with works like "Lust" and "Die Kinder der Toten," you've consistently proven that literature can shock, provoke, and enlighten all at once. Here's hoping this birthday brings laughter brighter than your darkest satire—and cake sweeter than any plot twist you've penned!

Cheers to another year of brilliant storytelling (and fewer existential crises)!