David Peace (born 1967) is an English author. Known for his novels Red Riding Quartet (1999-2002), GB84 (2004), and The Damned Utd (2006), Peace was named one of the Best of Young British Novelists by Granta in their 2003 list. Peace, however, attracted unwanted attention for The Damned Utd when one of the protagonists from the book, Johnny Giles, successfully sued him for libel in the High Court in 2008.
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