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Ben Eastham's satirical novel explores a failed utopia for the ultra-wealthy

The art critic’s debut work offers a fantastically funny take on a doomsday city designed exclusively for the rich.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 13 Oct 2026 · updated 6h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 13 Oct 2026. News Feed published first, on 13 October at 11:20 UTC; The Guardian Culture followed 42h 40m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian Culture, appeared on 15 October at 06:00 UTC.

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  1. The Floating World by Ben Eastham review – a compelling debut of art’s relation to money and power The Guardian Culture ·
  2. The Floating World by Ben Eastham — tale of a failed utopia News Feed ·

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