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Kingdom Come

Ballard, J. G.
Heftet / 2007 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780007232475
Publisert
2007-07-02
Utgiver
Vendor
Fourth Estate Ltd
Vekt
210 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320

Forfatter
Ballard, J. G.
Introduction by
Levy, Deborah

Biographical note

J. G. Ballard was born in 1930 in Shanghai. After internment in a civilian prison camp, his family returned to England in 1946. His 1984 bestseller ‘Empire of the Sun’ won the Guardian Fiction Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. His controversial novel ‘Crash’ was made into a film by David Cronenberg. His autobiography ‘Miracles of Life’ was published in 2008, and a collection of interviews with the author, ‘Extreme Metaphors’, was published in 2012. J. G. Ballard passed away in 2009.

Kingdom Come

Ballard, J. G.
Heftet / 2007 / Engelsk
Ballard, J. G.
Heftet / 2007 / Engelsk
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With a new introduction by Deborah Levy and a striking new cover design by the artist Stanley Donwood, Ballard’s final novel sees consumerism evolve into something even more sinister. A gunman opens fire in a shopping mall. Not a terrorist, apparently, but a madman with a rifle. Or not, as he is mysteriously (and quickly) set free without charge. One of the victims is the father of Richard Pearson, unemployed advertising executive and life-long rebel. Now he is driving out to Brooklands, the apparently peaceful town on the M25 which has at its heart the very shiny shoppers’ paradise where the shooting happened – the Metro-Centre. Then the main suspect is released – thanks to the testimony of self-styled pillars of the community like the doctor who treated Richard’s father on his deathbed. Richard, determined to unravel the mystery, starts to believe that something deeply sinister lurks behind the pristine facades of the labyrinthine mall, its 24-hour cable TV and sports club…
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With a new introduction by Deborah Levy and a striking new cover design by the artist Stanley Donwood, Ballard’s final novel sees consumerism evolve into something even more sinister.
‘“Kingdom Come” is important, germaine, timely and creepy, a tidal wrack of ideas washed up on the artificial beach of our resort culture.’ Will Self ‘As outré as ever, and still as keen to understand the national psyche … Ballard retains a clear-sighted, almost vatic quality’ Spectator ‘As fertile as ever … “Kingdom Come” is impressively packed with brilliant apercus’ Observer ‘Ballard’s vision is scary and utterly real … compelling’ Financial Times
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Includes PS Section • This, Ballard’s final novel, will be given a stunning new cover treatment and reissued as part of an ongoing update of the J. G. Ballard series style. • J. G. Ballard was at the forefront of modern British fiction for over three decades, achieving remarkable critical acclaim and commercial success. He has a large and very dedicated fanbase. • ‘Empire of the Sun’, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, was made into a film by Steven Spielberg. ‘Crash’ was also later made into an equally controversial film by David Cronenberg. An all-star film adaptation of ‘High-Rise’ directed by Ben Wheatley and starring Tom Hiddleston is in production now. Competition: Deborah Levy;George Orwell;
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With a new introduction by Deborah Levy and a striking new cover design by the artist Stanley Donwood, Ballard’s final novel sees consumerism evolve into something even more sinister. A gunman opens fire in a shopping mall. Not a terrorist, apparently, but a madman with a rifle. Or not, as he is mysteriously (and quickly) set free without charge. One of the victims is the father of Richard Pearson, unemployed advertising executive and life-long rebel. Now he is driving out to Brooklands, the apparently peaceful town on the M25 which has at its heart the very shiny shoppers’ paradise where the shooting happened – the Metro-Centre. Then the main suspect is released – thanks to the testimony of self-styled pillars of the community like the doctor who treated Richard’s father on his deathbed. Richard, determined to unravel the mystery, starts to believe that something deeply sinister lurks behind the pristine facades of the labyrinthine mall, its 24-hour cable TV and sports club…
Les mer
With a new introduction by Deborah Levy and a striking new cover design by the artist Stanley Donwood, Ballard’s final novel sees consumerism evolve into something even more sinister.
‘“Kingdom Come” is important, germaine, timely and creepy, a tidal wrack of ideas washed up on the artificial beach of our resort culture.’ Will Self ‘As outré as ever, and still as keen to understand the national psyche … Ballard retains a clear-sighted, almost vatic quality’ Spectator ‘As fertile as ever … “Kingdom Come” is impressively packed with brilliant apercus’ Observer ‘Ballard’s vision is scary and utterly real … compelling’ Financial Times
Les mer
Includes PS Section • This, Ballard’s final novel, will be given a stunning new cover treatment and reissued as part of an ongoing update of the J. G. Ballard series style. • J. G. Ballard was at the forefront of modern British fiction for over three decades, achieving remarkable critical acclaim and commercial success. He has a large and very dedicated fanbase. • ‘Empire of the Sun’, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, was made into a film by Steven Spielberg. ‘Crash’ was also later made into an equally controversial film by David Cronenberg. An all-star film adaptation of ‘High-Rise’ directed by Ben Wheatley and starring Tom Hiddleston is in production now. Competition: Deborah Levy;George Orwell;
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780007232475
Publisert
2007-07-02
Utgiver
Vendor
Fourth Estate Ltd
Vekt
210 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320

Forfatter
Ballard, J. G.
Introduction by
Levy, Deborah

Biographical note

J. G. Ballard was born in 1930 in Shanghai. After internment in a civilian prison camp, his family returned to England in 1946. His 1984 bestseller ‘Empire of the Sun’ won the Guardian Fiction Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. His controversial novel ‘Crash’ was made into a film by David Cronenberg. His autobiography ‘Miracles of Life’ was published in 2008, and a collection of interviews with the author, ‘Extreme Metaphors’, was published in 2012. J. G. Ballard passed away in 2009.

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