GB84
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| Author | David Peace |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780571314874 |
GB84 is a 2004 novel by David Peace, set in the United Kingdom during the 1984-85 miners' strike.[1]
The novel is largely based on factual events and follows two main characters: Terry Winters (based on Roger Windsor),[2] chief executive of the National Union of Mineworkers; and Stephen Sweet (based on David Hart), an advisor to the Thatcher government.
The novel refers to contemporary events including the murder of Hilda Murrell, the Battle of Orgreave, the involvement of the police and MI5, and the NUM's links with the Soviet Union and Libya.