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Stuart David

Stuart David (born 26 December 1969) is a Scottish musician, songwriter and novelist. He co-founded the band Belle and Sebastian and was a member from 1996 to 2000, and then went on to front Looper (1998–present). He has published seven novels – Nalda Said (IMP, 1999), The Peacock Manifesto (IMP, 2001), Peacock's Tale (Barcelona Review, 2011), Jackdaw & the Randoms (Hotkey, 2015), Peacock & The Poet (2016), Peacock's Alibi (Polygon, 2018), and Dying For A Dram (2021)– and one volume of memoir, In The All-Night Cafe (Little, Brown, 2015), chronicling the formation of Belle and Sebastian.

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Article summary

Stuart David (born 26 December 1969) is a Scottish musician, songwriter and novelist. He co-founded the band Belle and Sebastian and was a member from 1996 to 2000, and then went on to front Looper (1998–present). He has published seven novels – Nalda Said (IMP, 1999), The Peacock Manifesto (IMP, 2001), Peacock's Tale (Barcelona Review, 2011), Jackdaw & the Randoms (Hotkey, 2015), Peacock & The Poet (2016), Peacock's Alibi (Polygon, 2018), and Dying For A Dram (2021)– and one volume of memoir, In The All-Night Cafe (Little, Brown, 2015), chronicling the formation of Belle and Sebastian.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1969-12-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. publication date: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. publication date: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. publication date: 2001 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. release date: 2015 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1969-12-26". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the publication date is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the publication date is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the publication date is "2001". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the release date is "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370275875

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.