English Edition.das Kapitalis A Groundbreaking Work Of Economic Analysis, Butalso An Unfinished Literary Masterpiece Which, With Its Multi-layered Structure, Can Be Read As A Gothic Novel, A Victorian Melodrama, A Greek Tragedy Or A Swiftian Satire. Francis Wheen,the Guardian.though He Died In 1883, Karl Marx'sdas Kapital, The Bible Of The Working Class, Has Been The Book That Most Shaped Twentieth-century History.his Theories Divided Much Of The World Into Two Blocs, One Embracing Communism And The Other Fearing It, And Cast A Shadow Into The Twenty-first Century.although Marx Writes As A Philosopher And Economist Presenting An Analysis Of An Economic System, The Book Is Surprisingly Readable. It Reads Like A Gothic Novel Whose Heroes Are Enslaved And Consumed By The Monster They Created.