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David Peace

David Peace is the author of eleven novels including GB84 and the Red Riding Quartet. He was born and raised in Yorkshire.

David Peace: ‘Culture Needs to Change Politics’

From the Red Riding Quartet to GB84, David Peace exposed the seedy underbelly of Britain’s Establishment with rare candour. In this interview with Alex Niven, the seminal novelist discusses his youth in a mining town, the complexities of post-war Britain, and the need for socialists and artists to move beyond defeatism.