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Das Kapital (Variety Artworks)

Das Kapital (Variety Artworks)

2008Completedsafe7.94manga
DramaHistoricalAdaptationPhilosophical

It's a manga adaptation of "Das Kapital" by Karl Marx. It's published under まんがで読破 by East Press, which is a series of paperback manga who are adaptations of masterpieces of literature.
It provides an introduction to the German socialist's original work, written in 1867. The targeted readers are office workers in their 30s.

The fictionalized Vol. 1 of "Das Kapital" chronicles a cheese factory run by protagonist Robin, who rebels against his father's socialist principles and becomes a slave driver after teaming up with a cold-blooded capitalist investor. But Robin struggles between his capitalist ambitions and his sense of guilt over the exploitation of his workers.

Authors: Variety Art Works, Karl Marx, Friedrich EngelsArtists: Variety Art Works

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Alternate Titles

El Capital[es]Le Capital[fr]Shin Shihonron[ja-ro]新・資本論[ja]Das KapitalEl Capital (Spanish)Le Capital (French)New Das Kapital資本論 (まんがで読破)Shihonron

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19th CenturyAmbitious ProtagonistBased on a Western WorkBusiness ManagementCorruptionEconomicsEuropeFactoryFather and SonGermanyMoneyMoney ProblemsSerious/Studious Character/sBusinessman / BusinesswomanReflections on CapitalismSlave LabourSweatshop

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