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John King


Born
in Slough, Berkshire, The United Kingdom
January 01, 1960

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Genre
Literature & Fiction

Influences
George Orwell, Alan Sillitoe, Aldous Huxley ...more


John King is the author of eight novels – The Football Factory, Headhunters, England Away, Human Punk, White Trash, The Prison House, Skinheads and The Liberal Politics Of Adolf Hitler. The Football Factory was turned into a high-profile film. A new novel – Slaughterhouse Prayer – was published on 8 November 2018.

King has written short stories and non-fiction for a number of publications, with articles appearing in the likes of The New Statesman, Le Monde and La Repubblica. His books have been widely translated abroad. He edits the fiction fanzine Verbal and lives in London.

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Average rating: 3.86 · 17,839 ratings · 1,093 reviews · 709 distinct works • Similar authors
The Football Factory
3.61 avg rating — 2,198 ratings — published 1997 — 34 editions
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Human Punk
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3.91 avg rating — 746 ratings — published 2000 — 18 editions
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Headhunters
3.58 avg rating — 634 ratings — published 1997 — 17 editions
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England Away
3.56 avg rating — 519 ratings — published 1998 — 15 editions
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Skinheads
3.72 avg rating — 324 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions
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White Trash
3.52 avg rating — 244 ratings — published 2002 — 16 editions
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Prison House
3.27 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2004 — 10 editions
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John King Omnibus
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Slaughterhouse Prayer
3.74 avg rating — 42 ratings — 4 editions
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The Liberal Politics of Ado...
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“Let him have his dreams and believe in love and romance. Suppose we all do deep down if we thought about being honest.”
― John King, The Football Factory
tags: dreams, honesty, love, romance
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“He doesn't care if my trainers get wet because we're at the seaside and it doesn't matter at the seaside, nothing matters at the seaside.”
― John King, The Football Factory
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“It really was shocking, as though the world was going mad, people turning in on themselves and falling prey to wicked thoughts.”
― John King, The Football Factory
tags: evil, falling-apart, murderous
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