Many publications are ready to compete for the right to interview this author, because he is a well-known writer for his extraordinary views. It's all about him - John King.
One of the most famous authors of our time - John King (not to be confused with Stephen) - today is one of the most popular English authors. In his works, which are often dedicated to football fans, it is impossible to meet prim aristocrats. This is a world in which evil, hatred, violence and lawlessness rule, the heroes are people from the lower class and there is no intelligentsia at all.
At the same time, one should not think that the works of this author are absolutely uninteresting, on the contrary, they are full of fabulousness, only their own, special. This is the romance of simple things, its own special beauty.
King managed to turn the commonplace perception of English football fans by breaking into literature with his first novel, The Football Factory. He was a kind of pioneer - no one before him tried to describe the life of the modern working class in Britain. King is a child of his culture, keeper and chronicler of the history of his generation, in particular skinheads, simple and strong guys with uncomplicated traditional values.
Biography, milestones of the creative path
The author was born in 1960 in Slough, Berkshire. At the age of 16, he left school, then continued his studies at a technical school. His passion for football came to him for a long time - ever since he began to root for Chelsea. In addition to football, he was fond of such musical directions as punk, rock, ska, rugby. Since childhood, he was fond of the works of Huxley, Bukowski, Orwell.
After college, King worked hard and changed many employers. The passion for writing came as a result of reading large volumes of the best works of world literature.
King writes his novels the way artists paint a picture - in tiny strokes, carefully and unhurriedly drawing out the details, as if preparing the reader for a shock - and it will surely happen at the very end. Such delight after reading books is similar to childhood memories, when, with longing turning the last page, you think: “Lord, why did this all miracle happen to me? Why am I not there ?!"
The most famous novels by John King are the following: "The White Trash", "Prison", "Bounty Hunters" and "England Away." Here the pictures are given so vividly and original that the reader has the opportunity to completely immerse himself and feel himself organically in this reality.
John was not lying - the life of the working class in London looked exactly like in his books. Classic English pubs, pints of lager with meaningless conversations, punk concerts in old clubs, crowds of skinheads and older men rush to football matches. For people who are passionate about football, King's works are a real paradise, a fairy tale, pleasure.
All of John King's novels, as one, are highly social. The author invariably touches upon such problems that are usually hushed up in society. He is not afraid of condemnation and censure, but invariably follows a straight path to his whole and - to show society all his vices, to open ulcers, abscesses, abscesses. In fact, few modern writers choose such a difficult path - everyone strives to write commercial, commissioned literature pleasing to the government. However, this is not at all about King.
Global reflections on destinies is another direction in the work of this English author. The reader feels this very keenly in the novel "Human punks".
Recently, however, some critics have begun to complain to the author that he has moved from the topic of football to a non-profit and carefully hushed issue of animal welfare. "Skinheads" is a book that has become a landmark, the last work of the author before long years of empty silence. However, this novel is so full of ideas that one cannot but mention it. The work tells and four decades of the development of English culture. The author claims that skinheads have not disappeared, but have entered the mainstream. They are a base part of the culture. Its task is to show the positive aspects of the underground movement, while in society and literature it is customary to see only the negative influence of skinheads on young people.
This is especially true of Russian society and Russian culture. One of the heroes of King's novel joined the skin movement back in the 60s. of the last century, when he became interested in ska music corresponding to this direction. By the way, the author himself is also a fan of her. He is absolutely not a Nazi, like the second skinhead hero, therefore this work is extremely relevant and is recommended for reading the Russian reader.
It is noteworthy that the writer managed to prove himself as a screenwriter, back in 2004, having created a script for the film "Football Factory".
Reviews of works
Readers' responses indicate that John King as an author is in great demand among reading people, thinking and thinking. Of particular interest for a long time after writing is the author's trilogy about football: "Football Factory", "Bounty Hunters", "England on the road". This is a true classic of modern English literature. Subsequent works, for example, "White Trash" and "Prison" only strengthened the author's reputation as the creator of acutely social works.
Some say John's vision of the football world has changed the perception of the field among some of his readers. According to them, the world played with different colors for them - it would seem that the dirty world of a dirty game is not so flat. In football, there are not only tough guys, but there are also real vulnerable men with a truly subtle mental organization.
Indeed, most of King's works about football are not really about football - about the national community that is formed around this national English game.
Many of King's works are based on the reflections of the protagonist, which allows the reader to penetrate deeper into the essence of the issues raised by the author. At the same time, in his books there is a lot of space for the so-called "total tough guy" - with harsh showdowns between fans, their fights and lawlessness.
Personal life
There is no information and personal life of the writer on the Internet as such, it is difficult to find even some mentions.
