Cityboy: Beer and Loathing in the Square Mile

Synopsis of Cityboy: Beer and Loathing in the Square Mile

«Cityboy: Beer and Loathing in the Square Mile» is Geraint Anderson's autobiographical account of banking, in paperback (336 pages, English).

Geraint Anderson narrates in the first person his experience at a London investment bank and portrays the less amiable face of the City: six-figure bonuses, outsized egos and a culture of excess and verbal abuse. Under the alias Cityboy, he reveals the opaque practices and corruption behind Europe's largest financial market.

Originally published on 26 June 2008, it ranks as a The Sunday Times bestseller.

For readers of finance, economics and personal memoirs, and for those who want to know the less amiable face of banking.