Christopher Priest

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Christopher Priest is a British science fiction and fantasy author best known for his intricately plotted, reality-bending novels such as the one that inspired the film "The Prestige."

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awardReceived BSFA Award
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
surface form: James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction

World Fantasy Award
surface form: World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
basedOn The Prestige (novel)
birthName Christopher McKenzie Priest
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1943-07-14
genre fantasy
science fiction
speculative fiction
hasWrittenForm novels
short stories
influencedBy Herbert George Wells
surface form: H. G. Wells

J. G. Ballard
languageOfWorkOrName English
literaryPeriod 20th century
21st century
movement New Wave science fiction
name Christopher Priest self-link
nationality British
notableFor intricately plotted narratives
reality-bending themes
unreliable narrators
notableWork A Dream of Wessex
Fugue for a Darkening Island
The Adjacent
The Affirmation
The Glamour
The Inverted World
The Islanders
The Prestige (novel)
surface form: The Prestige

The Separation
occupation novelist
short story writer
writer
placeOfBirth Cheadle
surface form: Cheadle, Cheshire, England
residence United Kingdom
spouse Leigh Kennedy
workAdaptedAs The Prestige
surface form: The Prestige (2006 film)

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The Prestige basedOnWorkAuthor Christopher Priest
Dora Milaje creators Christopher Priest
The Prestige (novel) author Christopher Priest
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subject surface form: The Prestige (novel)
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subject surface form: The Affirmation
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subject surface form: The Inverted World
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subject surface form: The Separation
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subject surface form: The Glamour
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subject surface form: A Dream of Wessex
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subject surface form: Fugue for a Darkening Island
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subject surface form: The Islanders
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Alfred Borden creator Christopher Priest
Olivia Wenscombe creator Christopher Priest