<p><b>THE PRIZE-WINNING SATIRICAL BESTSELLER - </b><b>MORE THAN 500,000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE</b><br><br><b>"I enjoyed <i>The Capital</i> so much . . . A major book" <i>New York Times</i><br>"First-class satire" <i>Guardian</i><br>"A deliciously vicious and timely satire" <i>Financial Times</i><br>"Mischievous yet profound" <i>Economist</i><br>"Thoroughly entertaining" <i>Spectator</i><br>"[A] polyphonic EU satire"<i> The Times</i></b><br><br><b>A "HOUSE OF CARDS" FOR THE EU </b><br><b><br><i>The Capital</i> is a brilliantly entertaining satire, a crime story, a comedy of manners . . . and a wild pig chase. </b><b>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. </b><br><br>*************************************<br>Brussels. A hive of tragic heroes, manipulative losers, involuntary accomplices. No wonder the European Commission is keen to improve its image.<br><br>The fiftieth anniversary of the Eur