Christopher Priest

The Prestige

Two rival magicians compete and deceive in Victorian-era London

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Christopher Priest
Christopher Priest

Christopher Priest is a British science fiction author known for his psychologically intricate and formally inventive novels. The Prestige, about rival Victorian illusionists, was adapted into a Christopher Nolan film. The Separation and The Glamour are equally celebrated for their unreliable narrators and doppelganger themes.

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