{"product_id":"9780857058645","title":"The Capital : A House of Cards for the E.U.","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Menasse, Robert, Bulloch, Jamie, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 20\/02\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 432 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: MacLehose Press,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Quercus Publishing,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Fiction in translation, Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Humour\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780857058645\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE PRIZE-WINNING SATIRICAL BESTSELLER - MORE THAN 500,000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Capital is a brilliantly entertaining satire, a crime story, a comedy of manners... and a wild pig chase. This 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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrussels.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA 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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen 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 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022617739417,"sku":"9780857058645","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780857058645.jpg?v=1594324277","url":"https:\/\/steyningbookshop.info\/products\/9780857058645","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}