Nineteen Eighty by David Peace
Continuing the narrative begun with Nineteen Seventy-Four and Nineteen Seventy-Seven, this electrifying third installment of David Peace's Red Riding Quartet demonstrates a skill that goes above and beyond the limits of the genre. While Yorkshire is terrorized by the Ripper, the corrupt police continue to prosper. To give the case some new life, Peter Hunter, a clean cop from nearby Manchester, is brought in to offer a fresh perspective. As he goes about setting up a new case under the radar, he suffers the same fate as those who previously attempted to get in the way of the Ripper: his house is burned down, his wife threatened. But he soldiers on. And as he comes face to face with unthinkable evil, Hunter struggles to maintain his reputation, his sanity, and his life.
David Peace was born and raised in Yorkshire, England, and was awarded one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists in 2003. He is the author of the Red Riding Quartet (Nineteen Seventy-seven, Nineteen Eighty, and Nineteen Eighty-three), which was converted into a three-part BBC series, GB84, which won the James Tait Black Memorial Award, and The Damned Utd, which was adapted into a film starring Michael Sheen. In 2007, he released Tokyo Year Zero, the first installment of his famed Tokyo Trilogy, and in 2009, he released Occupied City, the second installment.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780307455123 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307455122 |
| Title | Nineteen Eighty |
| Author | David Peace |
| Series | Red Riding Quartet |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2009-09-08 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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