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Series: Outspoken Authors, Book 37
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Publisher: PM Press
Published: Oct 6 2026
Pages: 128
Language: English
John King is an adventurous avant-garde novelist. The sheer
virtuosity of his language overflows with a richness of invention.
--Boyd Tonkin, The Independent
Best known for the social realism of novels such as The Football Factory, Human Punk, and London Country, John King's writing also carries speculative strands, with his interest in dystopian fiction clear in several books. The Liberal Politics of Adolf Hitler
Elves Descending, drives deep into the worlds of science fiction. As an
alien spaceship approaches, pod-dweller Stretch scans the flatlands,
hoping that the invaders will become bored and leave. Once the aliens
have landed, Stretch becomes unsure, as new memories close in.
Granny's Letters tells
the story of an elderly widow waiting for an under-threat Post Office
to deliver her mail. Granny Smith isn't as frail as she appears, though.
She knows how to dish out some righteous justice. See No Evil finds Jimmy Ramone released from prison and facing temptation, conscious that he must resist if he is to survive the night.
Plus . . .
Writing the Canals finding inspiration in the local waterways. A Very Corporate Coup an article that appeared in the New Statesman
in the run-up to the EU referendum. The Shed a trip into the famous
Chelsea home end and the author's youth. May Day introduction to the
London Books edition of John Sommerfield's 1936 novel of the same name,
republished as part of the London Classics series which John edits.
And featuring . . .
Call
Me Elvis, an interview with the surrealist collagist and experimental
novelist Allan Kausch. Books, beer, and punk rock . . . Animal rights,
international travel, our spiritual paths . . . The Clash, Bowie, Pete
Johnson . . . Alan Sillitoe, George Orwell, American fiction.
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