Got the following from 'The Observer' newspaper.
Stephen Holden
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David Peace
The least 'literary' voice on the list, Peace has said that
he never expected to publish his writings on the Yorkshire
Ripper which grew out of an obsession with the dark side of
the Yorkshire of his youth.
Bibliography
The four-part West Riding series on the Ripper case consists
of novels titled 1974, 1977, 1980 and 1983.
In their own words: "Crime literature should be a perfect
genre to explore these defining times, though the majority of
British crime novels are a nonsense. Morse is a very safe
world: you know he'll catch the bad guy at the end. How
absurd to create this false picture of what reality is. Crime
is not cosy, but brutal and destructive. It devastates
people's lives."
"I can't sever my connection to Yorkshire. I was born there,
I lived through these events. I couldn't write about anything
else with the same honesty and compassion. I feel intense
hate and love for Yorkshire. I can't seem to resolve those
feelings."
The Observer says: David Peace would be horrified to have his
work described as entertaining. His view is that since crime
in reality affects people's lives in terrible ways, it
shouldn't be treated lightly in crime fiction. And no one
could say that his novels are light. It's black and moving
but, pace Peace, it's also highly entertaining. But then
crime fiction, at root, notwithstanding all the many claims
for significance, is entertainment. Peter Guttridge
What others say: The pace is relentless, the violence
gut-wrenching, the style staccato-plus and the morality bleak
and forlorn, but Peace's voice is powerful and unique. This
is compelling stuff that will leave no one indifferent. Maxim
Jakubowski, The Guardian
Etienne Borgers wrote:
> I know very little about David Peace: he's British
(originated from W.Y.,
> of course) and apparently he lives now in
Japan.
> I probably overlooked the information available
about this writer, but I do
> not remember anything more.
> Could somebody of R-A give a hand?
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