First published 2017
Swept into power with Greece's left-wing Syriza party, finance minister Yanis Varoufakis faces a high-stakes showdown with Europe's political and economic establishment. Ricocheting between mass protests and closed-door negotiations, he battles to renegotiate Greece's debt crisis without resorting to punishing austerity. But despite the support of the Greek people, Varoufakis can only provoke the fury of the EU elite, setting off global shockwaves. This unvarnished memoir is a gripping tale of one man's fight against the forces of economic orthodoxy.
Genres: political-science, politics, economics, memoir, 21st-century, academic
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, underdog
Setting: European Union, Greece, United States
Period: 21st Century
560 pages · Hardcover · Farrar, Straus and Giroux