{"product_id":"capital-5","title":"Capital","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE PRIZE-WINNING SATIRICAL BESTSELLER - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMORE THAN 500,000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I enjoyed \u003ci\u003eThe Capital\u003c\/i\u003e so much . . . A major book\" \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"First-class satire\" \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A deliciously vicious and timely satire\" \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mischievous yet profound\" \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Thoroughly entertaining\" \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] polyphonic EU satire\"\u003ci\u003e The Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"HOUSE OF CARDS\" FOR THE EU \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Capital\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliantly entertaining satire, a crime story, a comedy of manners . . . and a wild pig chase. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the tale of a continent, a city and its inhabitants as they navigate their way through the confusing tangle of 21st-century life. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*************************************\u003cbr\u003eBrussels. A hive of tragic heroes, manipulative losers, involuntary accomplices. No wonder the European Commission is keen to improve its image.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fiftieth anniversary of the European Commission approaches, and the Directorate-General for Culture is tasked with organising an appropriate celebration. When Fenia Xenopoulou''s assistant comes up with a plan to put Auschwitz at the very centre of the jubilee, she is delighted. But she has neglected to take the other E.U. institutions into account.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile the city is on the lookout for a runaway pig. And what about the farmers who take to the streets to protest against restrictions blocking the export of pigs to China?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**************************************\u003cbr\u003eSee what the critics are saying about \u003ci\u003eThe Capital:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Omniscient\" \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An exceptional work\" \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Deliciously witty\" \u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Elegant . . . brilliantly constructed\" \u003ci\u003eDie Zeit\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Robert Menasse is pioneering the genre of Eurolit\" \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE GERMAN BOOK PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the German by Jamie Bulloch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57316992680318,"sku":"NW9780857058645","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780857058645.jpg?v=1778700385","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/capital-5","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}