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Rein Gold
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This work is ideal for readers interested in critical arts and culture commentary, economic critique, and contemporary reinterpretations of mythology. Fans of intellectually challenging, politically charged literature with a taste for linguistic playfulness will find rein GOLD compelling.
Originally written as a libretto for the Berlin State Opera, Elfriede Jelinek's rein GOLD reconstructs the events of Wagner's epic Ring cycle and extends them into the present day.
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Brunnhilde diagnoses Wotan, father of the gods, to be a victim of capitalism because he, too, has fallen into the trap of wanting to own a castle he cannot afford. In a series of monologues, Brunnhilde and Wotan chart the evolution of capitalism from the Nibelungen Saga to the 2008 financial crisis.
Written with her trademark extraordinary linguistic zeal (Swedish Academy), Rein Gold is a playful and ferocious critique of universal greed by the 2004 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.
Jelinek's work is brave, adventurous, witty, antagonistic and devastatingly right about the sorriness of human existence, and her contempt is expressed with surprising chirpiness: it's a wild ride. - Guardian
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Praised for its bold and witty commentary, rein GOLD is described as "brave, adventurous, witty, antagonistic and devastatingly right" by the Guardian. The Financial Times highlights its visceral assault on consumerism and the vivid dialogues rich with cultural and political theory. ArtReview commends the translation for capturing Jelinek's lively and evocative language, portraying the relentless progression of late capitalism.
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ISBN: 9781913097448
Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 January 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Fitzcarraldo Editions
Contributors:
- Translated by Gitta Honegger
- Translated by Gitta Honegger
- Translated by Dr. Gitta Honegger
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 125.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 200
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About the Author
Elfriede Jelinek, who was born in 1946 and grew up in Vienna, now lives in Vienna and Munich. She has received numerous awards for her literary works, which include not only novels but also plays, poetry, essays, translations, radio plays, screenplays and opera librettos. Her awards include the Georg Buchner Prize and the Franz Kafka Prize for Literature. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2004 for her 'musical flow of voices and counter-voices in novels and plays that, with extraordinary linguistic zeal, reveal the absurdity of society's cliches and their subjugating power'.
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