Kingdom Come

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Kingdom Come is a dystopian novel by J. G. Ballard that explores consumerism, suburban fascism, and the dark psychology of modern shopping culture.

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instanceOf dystopian novel
novel
author J. G. Ballard NERFINISHED
centralLocation Metro-Centre shopping mall NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
explores dark psychology of modern shopping culture
formation of quasi-political movements around consumer spaces
manipulation through advertising and branding
followsThemesOf Coca-Cola culture and branded environments NERFINISHED
genre dystopian fiction
psychological fiction
satire
hasISBN 9780007232468
language English
literaryPeriod late 20th–early 21st century British literature
mainCharacter Richard Pearson NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person
partOf late works of J. G. Ballard
plotElement investigation of father’s death in a shopping mall shooting
protagonistOccupation advertising executive
publicationYear 2006
publisher Fourth Estate NERFINISHED
setting fictional town of Brooklands
suburban England
theme consumerism
identity and crowd behavior
mass psychology
rise of authoritarian tendencies in suburbia
suburban fascism
violence in consumer culture

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J. G. Ballard notableWork Kingdom Come