John King
John King is the author of eight novels to date. His first, The Football Factory, was an immediate word-of-mouth success that was subsequently turned into a successful play and high-profile film. Headhunters, England Away, Human Punk, White Trash, Skinheads,The Prison House, and The Liberal Politics of Adolf Hitler followed. His stories reflect his cultural interests – particularly music, pubs and youth cultures – while challenging a range of stereotypes that are often accepted by the established political factions.
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Machine Elves Descending
“John King is an adventurous avant-garde novelist. The sheer virtuosity of his language overflows with a richness of invention.” —Boyd Tonkin, The Independent
Headhunters
Headhunters is the story of five friends. Of London, rooted in its streets, workplaces, pubs and music, but a parallel society exists, where the planet’s wealthy are able to buy and sell whatever they like.
The Football Factory
The Football Factory is a graphic and disturbing, at times funny tale of modern-day pariahs, people reduced to statistics by years of hypocritical, self-serving party politics. It is about the insulted, marginalised, unseen.
Human Punk
Human Punk is the story of punk, a story of friendship, a story of common bonds and a shared cultured—sticking the boot in, sticking together.
White Trash
Set against a background of pirate radio stations, pink Cadillacs, and freeway dreams, White Trash insists there is no such thing as white trash.
Machine Elves Descending
“John King is an adventurous avant-garde novelist. The sheer virtuosity of his language overflows with a richness of invention.” —Boyd Tonkin, The Independent
Headhunters
Headhunters is the story of five friends. Of London, rooted in its streets, workplaces, pubs and music, but a parallel society exists, where the planet’s wealthy are able to buy and sell whatever they like.
The Football Factory
The Football Factory is a graphic and disturbing, at times funny tale of modern-day pariahs, people reduced to statistics by years of hypocritical, self-serving party politics. It is about the insulted, marginalised, unseen.
Human Punk
Human Punk is the story of punk, a story of friendship, a story of common bonds and a shared cultured—sticking the boot in, sticking together.
White Trash
Set against a background of pirate radio stations, pink Cadillacs, and freeway dreams, White Trash insists there is no such thing as white trash.