Thomas Pikettyamprsquos powerful and bestselling Capital and Ideology is now available in this accessible and richly illustrated fullcolor graphic novel format Praised by Piketty himself as a ampldquomagnificent adaptationamprdquo of his original book this graphic novel adaptation is perfect for anyone looking to understand the wealth gap and why society is the way it is today Claire Alet and Benjamin Adam make the original workamprsquos ideas more accessible through the addition of a family saga Jules the main character is born at the end of the 19th century He is a person of private means a privileged figure representative of a profoundly unequal society obsessed with property He his family circle and his descendants will experience the evolution of wealth and society Eight generations of his family serve as a connecting thread running through the book all the way up to Lampeacutea a young woman today who discovers the family secret at the root of their inheritance The book concludes with six compelling proposals for participatory socialism in the 21st century Friendly and approachable illustrations by cartoonist and childrenamprsquos book author Benjamin Adam are easy to understand without diluting the subject matter The material is adapted expertly by Claire Alet a former journalist at Alternatives Economiques
