Christopher Priest

Christopher Priest (1943-2024) was born in Cheshire, England. He wrote novels and short stories and published a number of other books, including critical works, biographies, novelizations, and children’s nonfiction.  In 1996 Priest won the World Fantasy Award and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Prestige, which was adapted into a film by Christopher Nolan in 2006.
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