David Peace
David Peace | |
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Manchester Polytechnic | |
Genre | Novel |
Notable works | West Riding Quartet The Damned Utd Tokyo Trilogy |
David Peace (born 1967) is an English writer. Best known for his UK-set novels Red Riding Quartet (1999–2002), GB84 (2004), The Damned Utd (2006), and Red or Dead (2013), Peace was named one of the Best of Young British Novelists by Granta in their 2003 list.[1] His books often deal with themes of mental breakdown or derangement in the face of extreme circumstances. In an interview with David Mitchell, he stated: "I was drawn to writing about individuals and societies in moments that are often extreme, and often at times of defeat, be they personal or broader, or both. I believe that in such moments, during such times, in how we react and how we live, we learn who we truly are, for better or worse."[2]
Biography
David Peace was born in Dewsbury and grew up in
Red-Riding Quartet
The Red-Riding Quartet comprises the novels Nineteen Seventy-Four (1999), Nineteen Seventy-Seven (2000), Nineteen Eighty (2001) and Nineteen Eighty-Three (2002). The books deal with police corruption, and are set against a backdrop of the Yorkshire Ripper murders between 1975 and 1980. They feature several recurring characters. Red Riding, a three-part TV adaptation of the series, aired on Channel 4 in the UK in 2009.[7] The cast includes Sean Bean, Andrew Garfield, David Morrissey and Rebecca Hall.[8]
GB84
Peace followed the quartet with
The Damned Utd, Red or Dead
He followed GB84 with another fact-based fictional piece,
Peace is a supporter of Huddersfield Town, a club who are a local rival of Leeds United,[13] and the team that Leeds United played in Clough's first and last games in charge of the club. The Damned Utd has been made into a film entitled The Damned United, with Michael Sheen playing Brian Clough.[14]
Peace's novel Red or Dead, about Bill Shankly and the rise of Liverpool Football Club, was published in August 2013 and was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize that year.[15][16]
Tokyo Trilogy
Tokyo Year Zero (2007) follows the investigations of a Tokyo detective in the aftermath of Japan's defeat in
As a separate stand-alone novel, but set in Japan, Patient X, was published in 2018. Subtitled The Case-Book of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, it follows the life of author Akutagawa from his childhood to his suicide in 1927, including his witnessing of the Great Kantō earthquake that devastated most of Tokyo and much of the surrounding region in 1923.[20]
Plans
Peace's plans include UKDK, about the changing face of UK politics, set around the fall of
Bibliography
Red Riding Quartet
- 1999 Nineteen Seventy-Four
- 2000 Nineteen Seventy-Seven
- 2001 Nineteen Eighty
- 2002 Nineteen Eighty-Three
Tokyo Trilogy
- 2007 Tokyo Year Zero
- 2009 Occupied City
- 2021 Tokyo Redux
Standalone novels
- 2004 GB84
- 2006 The Damned Utd
- 2013 Red or Dead
- 2018 Patient X: the Case-Book of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Essays, reporting, and other contributions
- Peace, David (10–17 June 2013). "The Ripper". True Crimes. The New Yorker. Vol. 89, no. 17. pp. 74–75. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
Awards
- 2003 Best of Young British Novelists (Granta)
- 2005 James Tait Black Memorial Prize (GB84)
Discography
Vox
Release | Title | Artist | Track | Label |
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17 November 2020 | TOKYO YEAR ZERO Album [24] | Cam Lasky | 2. Tokyo Hour Zero (Original Mix) 4. Already Dead (Original Mix) 20. Adachi or Senju (Original Mix) 21. C3-4 – Atro-City (Original Mix) 28. My War (Alternate Mix) 31. Tokyo Year Zero (Original Mix) |
KWAIOTO Records |
References
- ^ "Granta best Young British Novelists 2003: News". The Guardian. London. 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2008.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "David Peace interview: GB84's shadowy forces ranged against the miners". Socialist Worker. London. 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ David Peace, speaking to Adrian Goldberg on Radio 5 Live, 13 August 2013
- ^ "David Peace Biography". British Council.
- ^ "City gives a backdrop to new drama". Bradford Telegraph & Argus. 9 September 2008.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Fiction winners". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Publish and be Damned: Giles fights back for Revie and Clough". The Independent. London. 13 November 2010.
- ^ "Exclusive: Clough portrayal helped drive Giles's libel bid". Yorkshire Post.
- ^ "The Genius of the Life of Brian". The Guardian. London. 31 December 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2008.
- ^ "Clough's 44 days at Leeds United given big screen treatment". Yorkshire Evening Post. 3 February 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2008.
- ISBN 978-0-571-28066-7
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Finbow, Steve (12 August 2007). "A dark dissection of Tokyo at war". The Japan Times. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
- ^ Rashid, Tanjil (4 June 2021). "Tokyo Redux by David Peace review – an astonishing conclusion to the trilogy". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Ready For War: David Peace". Stop Smiling. 27 November 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2008.
- ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ Phelan, Stephen (21 February 2009). "The past master". Sunday Herald. Newsquest (Sunday Herald). Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ^ "Cam Lasky – TOKYO YEAR ZERO Album at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.