The language is also filled with echoes of the familiar, both of general and literary expression, playfully twisted here -- occasionally awkwardly, too, but generally to good effect. Joel Agee wrote in The New York Times: "Jelinek has described herself as a kind of scientist who dispassionately 'looks into the petri dish of society.' But her procedure in Greed is more like that of a prosecuting attorney in a trial of the indefensible, with effigies standing in for the accused, no judge or jury, no court protocol and of course no counsel for the defense. ... No one else, except perhaps a conscientious reviewer, would sit out her entire presentation." [4] Nur als Beispiel: In folgender Szene geht es darum, dass Polizisten wegen der verschwundenen Gabi eine Hausbefragung im Dorf durchführen. Stattdessen hangelt sich Jelinek hier von einem Gedanken zum anderen über das Thema Gott hindurch. Im Folgenden eine lange Passage. Wer mag, kann gerne weiterspringen (S. 413f): And once it is standing erect, it can't do it fast enough, so that it's over and done with once again.

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In a world where ambition threatens to tear them apart, Dominic and Alessandra must confront their own desires and make choices that will define the course of their lives. Will their love prove strong enough to weather the storm of greed, or will it be lost forever in the pursuit of more? It's a third of the way through the novel before the murder actually takes place -- and almost three-quarters before the body is then actually found and a murder investigation gets under way.

Instead, the woman stubbornly remains alive, Ernst's wife forced to care for the old invalid, a considerably greater burden than anticipated. We only learn the names of a few of them, and even when those characters are featured she often prefers to describe them in much more general terms -- 'the man', 'the woman'; Janisch is often also featured in his role (of Gendarm) rather than personal identity.

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A bit more suspense comes from the fact that Gerti could, if she wanted to, put two and two together, as she knows (all too well) of Janisch's relationship with Gabi, and that he drove off with her. Die Sätze sind irre lang; dabei werden eine Apposition und ein Relativsatz an die andere gereiht. Sie werden häufig sogar ineinander verschoben, sodass der eigentliche Hauptsatz quasi verschwindet. Jelinek kommt wortwörtlich einfach nicht auf den Punkt, stattdessen setzt man lieber einfach noch ein Komma mehr. Greed centres around a country policeman, Kurt Janisch and the various women with whom he's having affairs with. The story as such is simple and the main details are disclosed early in the novel. Kurt Janisch has a permanent erection and he targets women with property with the aim of relieving them of their houses. He's not opposed to having sex with the women's daughters as well if the situation arises. Kurt is married and has a grown-up son, Ernst, who is also married. Ernst lives in his wife's elderly mother's house where they're waiting for her to die so they can inherit the property. Kurt's and Ernst's approach is described in the following quotes: It's enough to make Janisch want to be done with her -- and then, when opportunity easily arises, almost casually, he kills her and dumps the body in a local lake. Los enunciados de la "novela amena" parecen escupidos de una máquina de acuñar frases hechas. Jelinek no pretende narrar, ordena sus juegos verbales alrededor de un argumento trivial, dejándose llevar por el valor asociativo de las palabras. No obstante, entre retruécano y alfilerazo cuaja una especie de cuento de hadas al revés. (...) Comentarios jocosos como éste, no sólo eximen a la autora de cualquier responsabilidad con sus enunciados, sino que privan al lector de todo margen de pensamiento propio. Tarde o temprano, la lectura asistida, inevitablemente, deriva en aburrimiento." - Cecilia Dreymüller, El PaísIn “King of Greed” by Ana Huang, readers are immersed in a world where ambition knows no bounds, and love teeters on the edge of collapse. Dominic Davenport, a man who clawed his way to the summit of Wall Street, seemingly has it all: wealth, a lavish lifestyle, and the beautiful Alessandra, his devoted wife. Yet, behind this façade of success lies an insatiable hunger for more, an addiction to ambition that threatens to unravel the very fabric of his life. A small bit of suspense arises from Janisch's concern about evidence he may have left behind at the scene and his trying to retrieve it. King of Greed” is a passionate tale of a marriage in turmoil, offering readers a glimpse into the world of a power couple torn apart by ambition. Dominic, a self-made Wall Street mogul, has it all – a lavish home, wealth beyond measure, and a beautiful wife, Alessandra. However, his relentless pursuit of success blinds him to the value of love and relationships. Alessandra, once content as his trophy wife, takes control of her life and decides to leave the man she once loved. What follows is a gripping story of love, loss, and the fight for a second chance at happiness. Synopsis This is quite a challenging book to read and it's the author's style that I feel would put most readers off finishing it - it almost made me abandon it. It's told in the third person, but it's unclear exactly who the narrator is, or if it is the same narrator throughout the book. Everything is clouded in mystery and many sentences are quite cryptic, we get the narrator's views on a variety of subjects, some relevant to the novel, whilst some are not. At times the narrative style reminded me of Louis-Ferdinand Céline, in that the narrator struggles to tell the story coherently as they get distracted by other thoughts, then circle around several times only slowly revealing the main narrative that we, the reader, is eager to hear. Céline does it brilliantly, but I'm not sure about Jelinek.