Tuesday, 13 October 2020

Brown

 Winamop has published my short story 'Brown,' which is about Gordon Brown. Here's the description on the website: 'Simon King revisits 2008, the year of the (last) financial crash. What was going on in the corridors of power? Well, in Downing Street.. Find out in Brown.' http://www.winamop.com/sk2004.htm

Part eleven of Fifteen Characters: Loners and Altruists

Sunday, 4 October 2020

Fifteen Characters: Loners and Altruists


I have finished my 5th book, a collection of short stories called 'Fifteen Characters: Loners and Altruists.' 20 copies available for anyone who's remotely interested. (Well, there are only 4 copies left actually...)


There have been many loners in history. They might have been wracked by guilt and anxieties, but they have also produced some of the greatest and most innovative ideas and works of art. In King’s fifth book, he delves into the thought processes of introverted artists, philosophers, chess players and football managers. King chooses one pivotal event in their lives and brings it to life. This thin book also looks at altruists – that is, people who thought that they could make the world a better, fairer and more just place. King’s latest book covers a variety of figures across millennia and across a wide and disparate range of fields. It is packed with both facts and psychological insight. Read it!

Send an email to simonking19965@gmail.com if you would like a copy.

Edward Heath
Charles Crumb
Charlie Parker
Edgard Varese
Marcelo Bielsa
Bobby Fischer
Clement Attlee
Meister Eckhart
Otto von Bismarck
Ferdinand Lassalle
Diogenes
Hannah Arendt
Gordon Brown
Karlheinz Stockhausen