The novel "We are motley butterflies, baby!" (1970) is the firstborn of Elfrida Jelinek. It was with him that she entered Austrian and then world literature. The Russian-speaking reader is already familiar with the Nobel laureate E. Jelinek from the novels "The Pianist", "Greed", "Children of the Dead" and others. Instructions for the consumer: You should immediately modify this book to your liking. Get a grip on it properly, succumb to the temptation to change beyond what is allowed. I have not created a single obstacle here that is too much for you. E. Jelinek.