Divided Kingdom by Rupert Thomson

3rd January 2007 with 4 Comments

Published in 2005, Rupert Thomson’s Divided Kingdom presents us with a UK divided into four separate countries, each populated by people drawn from different personality types and reinforced by concrete walls, armed guards and razor wire. The connections with texts like Brave New World, 1984 and Gulliver’s Travels are obvious.
Thomson’s divided kingdom is structured according [...]

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