Greed A Novel |
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Author:
| Jelinek, Elfriede |
Translator:
| Chalmers, Martin |
ISBN: | 978-1-58322-842-5 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2008 |
Publisher: | Seven Stories Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $27.00 |
Book Description:
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From the Nobel Prize-winning author .... Greed is the story of Kurt Janisch, an ambitious but frustrated country policeman, and the lonely women he seduces. It is a thriller set amid the mountains and small towns of southern Austria, where the investigation of a dead girl's body in a lake leads to the discovery of more than a single crime. In her signature style, Jelinek chronicles the exploitative nature of relations between men and women, and the...
More Description From the Nobel Prize-winning author ....
Greed is the story of Kurt Janisch, an ambitious but frustrated country policeman, and the lonely women he seduces. It is a thriller set amid the mountains and small towns of southern Austria, where the investigation of a dead girl's body in a lake leads to the discovery of more than a single crime. In
her signature style, Jelinek chronicles the exploitative nature of relations between men and women, and the cruelties of everyday life.