Capital (novel)

First edition

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.

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]

  1. ^ Capital, John Lanchester Archived June 7, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Faber.co.uk (2013-01-03). Retrieved on 2013-08-16.
  2. ^ Suman Gupta, 'Philology of the Contemporary World: On Storying the Financial Crisis', Philology: An International Journal on the Evolution of Languages, Cultures and Texts, 2 (2016), 275–96 (p. 286).
  3. ^ Conlan, Tara (9 April 2015). "Toby Jones to play smug banker in new BBC Capital drama". theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media Ltd. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  4. ^ "BBC One: Capital". BBC Online. Retrieved 24 November 2015.