The Prestige (novel)

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British novel epistolary novel fantasy novel novel science fiction novel

The Prestige (novel) is a 1995 epistolary science fiction and fantasy book by Christopher Priest about two rival stage magicians in Victorian England whose escalating obsession with outdoing each other leads to dark and uncanny consequences.

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The Prestige 4
The Prestige (novel) canonical 4
novel The Prestige by Christopher Priest 1

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instanceOf British novel ⓘ
epistolary novel ⓘ
fantasy novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ
adaptedInto The Prestige ⓘ
surface form: The Prestige (film)
author Christopher Priest ⓘ
authorNationality British ⓘ
awardReceived James Tait Black Memorial Prize ⓘ
surface form: James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction
centralTheme identity ⓘ
illusion versus reality ⓘ
obsession ⓘ
rivalry ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
stage magic ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
filmAdaptationDirector Christopher Nolan ⓘ
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 2006 ⓘ
genre epistolary fiction ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
hasElement diary entries ⓘ
frame narrative ⓘ
letters ⓘ
multiple viewpoints ⓘ
secret identities ⓘ
stage illusion The Transported Man ⓘ
unreliable narration ⓘ
hasMotif doubling ⓘ
spiritualism ⓘ
technological marvels ⓘ
twins ⓘ
hasSubject professional rivalry ⓘ
stage illusions ⓘ
stage magicians ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryAwardCategory best novel ⓘ
mainCharacter Alfred Borden ⓘ
Rupert Angier ⓘ
narrativeForm epistolary ⓘ
notableCharacter Nikola Tesla ⓘ
surface form: Nikola Tesla (fictionalized)
publicationYear 1995 ⓘ
publisher Touchstone Books ⓘ
settingPeriod Victorian era ⓘ
settingPlace England ⓘ
timePeriodOfStory early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ

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Piper Perabo → notableWork → The Prestige (novel) ⓘ
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Roger Rees → notableWork → The Prestige (novel) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Prestige
Christopher Priest → notableWork → The Prestige (novel) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Prestige
Christopher Priest → basedOn → The Prestige (novel) ⓘ
Alfred Borden → appearsIn → The Prestige (novel) ⓘ
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this entity surface form: novel The Prestige by Christopher Priest
Olivia Wenscombe → fictionalUniverse → The Prestige (novel) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Prestige
Sarah Borden → basedOnWork → The Prestige (novel) ⓘ