{"product_id":"rein-gold-by-elfriede-jelinek-9781913097448","title":"Rein Gold","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrunnhilde 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with her trademark \u003cem\u003eextraordinary linguistic zeal\u003c\/em\u003e (Swedish Academy), \u003cem\u003eRein Gold\u003c\/em\u003e is a playful and ferocious critique of universal greed by the 2004 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJelinek'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.\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597813956844,"sku":"9781913097448","price":36.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/296710a722068cc464f59bcafee3363e.jpg?v=1778038136","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/rein-gold-by-elfriede-jelinek-9781913097448","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}