![]() ![]() Menasse ( Enraged Citizens, European Peace and Democratic Deficits: Or Why the Democracy Given to Us Must Become One We Fight For, 2016, etc.), an Austrian who won Germany’s top literary prize for this novel, has many threads to weave. Pig references abound, revealing both the complexities of trade deals and the author’s impish side. ![]() This is a smart, entertaining sprawl of a book that dissects, chides, and pays homage to the European Union.Ī prologue flags the busy narrative that lies ahead: As a pig runs loose on the streets of Brussels, five of the main characters are introduced, tied to a trade dispute, a pan-European project, and a murder that is possibly linked to NATO and the Vatican. ![]()
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