description: The explosive J. G. Ballard renaissance, which began with the 2009 publication of The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard, now continues with his first novel to be published in America in a full decade. Millennium People tells the story of David Markham, a psychologist who is searching for the truth behind a bomb that exploded on a Heathrow baggage carousel, killing his ex-wife. Infiltrating a shadowy protest group responsible for her death, David finds himself succumbing to the charismatic charms of the groups leader, who hopes to foment a violent rebellion against the government by his fanatical adherents, the spiritually and financially impoverished members of Britains white middle class. It reveals a shockingly plausible and extremely unsettling vision of society in collapse.
language: English
title: Millennium People
titlecomplete: Millennium People
characters: David Markham
genres: Literary Fiction, Literature, Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Dystopia, Novels, Audiobook, British Literature, 21st Century
ratings_count: 2602
places: London, England
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Prix Jean-Monnet de littérature européenne du département de Charente
publisher: FLAMINGO