David Peace

David Peace is an emerging author who is widely read and taught, and whose novels are increasingly translated into commercial film ( The Damned United , March 2009) and television (Channel 4 adaptation of the Red Riding Quartet , March 2009). Dr Katy Shaw's book provides a challenging but accessible critical introduction to his work through a detailed analysis of his writing, as well as the socio-cultural contexts of its production and dissemination. The author explores Peace's attempts to captu