{"product_id":"the-capital","title":"The Capital","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE PRIZE-WINNING SATIRICAL BESTSELLER FROM THE ACCLAIMED ROBERT MENASSE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMORE THAN 500,000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \"HOUSE OF CARDS\" FOR THE EU\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. The Capital is a brilliantly entertaining satire, a crime story, a comedy of manners . . . and a wild pig chase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"First-class satire\" Guardian\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mischievous yet profound\" Economist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A deliciously vicious and timely satire\" Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Thoroughly entertaining\" Spectator\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A romp\" Politico\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*************************************\u003cbr\u003eBrussels. A hive of tragic heroes, manipulative losers, involuntary accomplices. No wonder the European Commission is keen to improve its image.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**************************************\u003cbr\u003eSee what the critics are saying about The Capital:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Omniscient\" New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An exceptional work\" Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deliciously witty\" Metro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Elegant... brilliantly constructed\" Die Zeit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Robert Menasse is pioneering the genre of Eurolit\" Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE GERMAN BOOK PRIZE 2017\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribe \u0026 Sign","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56877161120009,"sku":"9780857058645","price":5.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0884\/0845\/7481\/files\/9780857058645.jpg?v=1773230275","url":"https:\/\/scribe-sign.com\/products\/the-capital","provider":"Scribe \u0026 Sign","version":"1.0","type":"link"}