Capital (novel)
2012 novel by John Lanchester / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Capital (ISBN 9780571234622) is a novel by John Lanchester, published by Faber and Faber in 2012.[1] The novel is set in London prior to and during the 2008 financial crisis, jumping between December 2007, April 2008, and August 2008.[2] The title refers both to London as the capital city of the United Kingdom, and to financial capital. All of the main characters have a connection to Pepys Road, a street in the south London suburb of Clapham.
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The book deals with multiple contemporary issues in British life including the financial crisis of 2007–08, immigration, Islamic extremism, celebrity, and property prices. In 2015 a three-part TV adaptation by Peter Bowker, and starring Lesley Sharp and Toby Jones, was filmed.[3] The first episode was broadcast on BBC One on 24 November 2015.[4]