The Capital
A "House of Cards" for the E.U.
$35.95
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
25 February 2020
Summary
THE PRIZE-WINNING SATIRICAL BESTSELLER - MORE THAN 500,000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE
“I enjoyed THE CAPITAL so much… A major book” New York Times
“First-class satire” Guardian
“A deliciously vicious and timely satire” Financial Times
“Mischievous yet profound” Economist
“Thoroughly entertaining” Spectator
”[A] polyphonic EU satire” The Times
A “HOUSE OF CARDS” FOR…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857058645 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0857058649 |
| Author: | Robert Menasse, Jamie Bulloch |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 25 February 2020 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 38mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
A traditional novel, broadshouldered, omniscient, almost Balzac-ian, but with terrorism part of a plot centered satirically around an all-too-plausible Brussels idea.
“First-class satire …The Capital delivers, within a brilliant satirical fiction, thoughtful and instructive analysis of both the weaknesses in the EU that galvanise leavers and the strengths that motivate remainers. - Guardian
A traditional novel, broadshouldered, omniscient, almost Balzac-ian, but with terrorism part of a plot centeredsatirically around an all-too-plausible Brussels idea. - New York TimesThe Capital is a mischievous yet profound story about storytelling; about the art of shaping a narrative by finding resonances in the messy stuff of life … [An] unexpectedly delightful book about Brussels. - EconomistMenasse has a finely tuned satirical ear that easily criss-crosses borders … an intelligently written, pacy novel whose wide-ranging narratives ensure the momentum never wavers … Robert Menasse has produced an extraordinary piece of work - New EuropeanA thoroughly entertaining fiction that serves both as a sort of campus satire and a novel of ideas … Menasse packs his Brussels with sharply-etched types … With its zest, pace and wit, Jamie Bulloch’s translation serves him splendidly. - SpectatorA deliciously vicious - and timely - satire about the E.U. and the meaning of Europe today - Financial Times[An] ambitious panorama that arrives amid the throes of Brexit and the Chinese Year of the Pig. Intelligent, fun, sad, insightful - an exceptional work. - Kirkus ReviewsAn elegantly written, brilliantly constructed novel, full of discussion points and ideas - Die ZeitAbout The Author
Robert Menasse
Robert Menasse was born in Vienna in 1954 and studied there before moving to Brazil, where he lived for six years as a professor of literature at the University of Sao Paulo. He is the author of several novels translated into English, including Wings of Stone and Reverse Thrust, and of a work of non-fiction, Enraged Citizens, European Peace and Democratic Deficits: Or Why the Democracy Given to Us Must Become One We Fight for (2016). In 2017 he was awarded the German Book Prize for Die Hauptstadt (The Capital).
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