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. 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.”
Books in order of publication:
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
2024 Munichs
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