Robert Menasse, one of Austria's leading contemporary novelists, clearly does not agree. What's good for business isn't necessarily great for the emotions. 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:"e Omniscient"e New York Times"e An exceptional work"e Kirkus Reviews"e Deliciously witty"e Metro"e Elegant.Jacques Delors, a former president of the European Commission, once famously quipped that you cannot fall in love with a Common Market. institutions into account.Meanwhile the city is on the lookout for a runaway pig. But she has neglected to take the other E.U. When Fenia Xenopoulou's assistant comes up with a plan to put Auschwitz at the very centre of the jubilee, she is delighted.
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. A hive of tragic heroes, manipulative losers, involuntary accomplices. "e First-class satire"e Guardian"e "e A deliciously vicious and timely satire"e Financial Times"e Mischievous yet profound"e Economist"e Thoroughly entertaining"e Spectator"e A romp"e Politico *************************************Brussels. The Capital is a brilliantly entertaining satire, a crime story, a comedy of manners. THE PRIZE-WINNING SATIRICAL BESTSELLER - A "e HOUSE OF CARDS"e 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.
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