Capital

Capital – John Lanchester

'We want what you have' is the vaguely menacing message which the residents of Pepys Road in London receive in Lanchester's intriguing novel Capital. The author focuses his attention on the different sorts of capital one needs or posssesses simply to get by in life. Ranging from the fecklessly greedy Roger Yount, a smug big wheel in the City, to the comically desperate trafic warden Quentina from Zimbabwe, the variety of native and newly arrived Londoners in Capital experience a paradigm shift following the beginning of today's financial crisis leaving everyone shocked and awe-struck.
Alfred, Decitre Bellecour