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Kingdom Come (Ballard novel)

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2006 novel by J. G. Ballard

Kingdom Come
First edition cover
AuthorJ. G. Ballard
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime
PublisherFourth Estate
Publication date2006
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages280
ISBN978-0-00-723246-8

Kingdom Come is a 2006 novel by the British writer J. G. Ballard. It is the last novel he wrote before his death in 2009. The book deals with the supposedly blurred line between consumerism and fascism. It also deals with the environment and psychogeography of the suburbs. The circumstances start and surround the murder of his father, the suspect, and the township. His father being estranged, due in part as being an intercontinental pilot.

References

  1. ^ Chapman, Tim (16 February 2006). "Kingdom Come synopsis". Ballardian. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

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Works by J. G. Ballard
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