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 ⓘ
centralLocation Metro-Centre shopping mall ⓘ
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 ⓘ
genre dystopian fiction ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasISBN 9780007232468 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod late 20th–early 21st century British literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Richard Pearson ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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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