A brief history of capitalism: book review
Name: Talking to my daughter: A brief history of capitalism Author: Yanis Varoufakis Number of pages: 209 Publisher: Penguin.co.uk.vintage Published in Greek language in 2013 published in translated version in 2017 and later in 2019 by Vintage Yanis Vaorufakis was born in Greece, Athens, in 1961. He worked as a professor of Economics in Britain, Australia and the USA, before becoming the finance minister of Greece in 2015. He believed that economy is not merely a matter of economists, but everybody who shares it. Since most books are written in a technical language, undecodable by the target audience, the author aimed at writing a formula that is fathomable and doesn't complicate a young reader's mind. Originally written in Greek language and later having the honor of being translated by the author himself, the book was motivated by distance that stood as a barrier between Xenia, the daughter who lives in Australia, and her father, a man of his own country. I was really touche...