Ballard, J. G.
Kingdom Come
- ISBN 13:
- 9780871404039
- author:
- Ballard, J. G.
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Liveright Publishing Corporation
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 165mm X 30mm
- Genre:
- Fiction, Literary
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 2 working days
Description
J.G. Ballard's Kingdom Come is a gripping thriller that explores the darker forces at work beneath the surface of consumerist culture. When a deranged mental patient is released without charge after gunning down a man in a vast shopping mall, Richard Pearson's suspicions are aroused. As he investigates the mystery, he uncovers a neo-fascist world at the Metro-Centre mall, where charismatic speakers whip up the masses into a state of unsustainable frenzy. This thought-provoking novel holds up a mirror to suburban mind rot, revealing the tensions and conflicts that simmer beneath the gloss of consumerism and flag-waving patriotism.