Robert Menasse
The Capital
A "House of Cards" for the E.U
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THE PRIZE-WINNING SATIRICAL BESTSELLER - A HOUSE OF CARDS FOR THE EU MORE THAN 500,000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEThis is the tale of a continent, a city and its inhabitants as they navigate their way through the confusing tangle of 21st-century life. The Capital is a brilliantly entertaining satire, a crime story, a comedy of manners . . . and a wild pig chase. First-class satire GuardianA deliciously vicious and timely satire Financial TimesMischievous yet profound EconomistThoroughly entertaining SpectatorA romp Politico *************************************Brussels. A hive of tragic heroes, manipulative losers, involuntary accomplices. No wonde…
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THE PRIZE-WINNING SATIRICAL BESTSELLER - A HOUSE OF CARDS FOR THE EU MORE THAN 500,000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEThis is the tale of a continent, a city and its inhabitants as they navigate their way through the confusing tangle of 21st-century life. The Capital is a brilliantly entertaining satire, a crime story, a comedy of manners . . . and a wild pig chase. First-class satire GuardianA deliciously vicious and timely satire Financial TimesMischievous yet profound EconomistThoroughly entertaining SpectatorA romp Politico *************************************Brussels. A hive of tragic heroes, manipulative losers, involuntary accomplices. No wonder the European Commission is keen to improve its image.The 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.Meanwhile 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?**************************************See what the critics are saying about The Capital:Omniscient New York TimesAn exceptional work Kirkus ReviewsDeliciously witty MetroElegant... brilliantly constructed Die Zeit Robert Menasse is pioneering the genre of Eurolit Financial Times WINNER OF THE GERMAN BOOK PRIZE 2017
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Weitere Autoren: Bulloch, Jamie (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-85705-861-4
- EAN: 9780857058614
- Produktnummer: 24260469
- Verlag: Quercus
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 368 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'080 KB
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Robert Menasse
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