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Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World

Ahamed, Liaquat
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historical fiction economic history past tense third limited POV ~783 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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analytical grim documentary

A historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count195,805
Page count~783 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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