Robert Menasse

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• Die Erweiterung

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  Österreichischer Buchpreis 2022 · Shortlist

  Die Erweiterung

  AITitle translated by AI:“The Enlargement”

  Robert Menasse · 68 when first published

  Novel · 652 pages · Politics, Satire

  AIAI-generated summary:Two blood brothers from the Polish anti-communist underground go separate ways: Mateusz becomes Poland's prime minister, Adam an EU official in charge of enlargement. Then Mateusz begins to undermine Albania's bid to join.

• Die Hauptstadt

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  Deutscher Buchpreis 2017 · ★ Winner

  The Capital

  Die Hauptstadt

  Robert Menasse · 63 when first published

  Novel · 416 pages · Satire, Politics

  AIAI-generated summary:In Brussels, an official tasked with polishing the European Commission's image asks a colleague for an idea, which awakens a ghost from history. Meanwhile a detective must drop a murder case and the city tries to name a pig running through its streets.

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