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Tony Peake

The iconic artist's biographer, agent and friend charts the striking and exponential rise of Jarman's legacy and influence across the arts and society.
Derek Jarman - from Life to Art and Back Again
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Tony Peake is the author of Derek Jarman: The Authorized Biography (Allison & Busby, 2025) and four novels: A Summer Tide (Abacus, 1993), Son to the Father (Little, Brown, 1995), North Facing (Myriad Editions, 2017) and If It’s Tuesday (Roundfire Books, 2025). As a prize-winning short story writer and occasional essayist, his work has been widely anthologised and he has also edited a collection of short stories on the theme of Seduction (Serpent’s Tail, 1994).
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Photo credit: Katherine Lees
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