Christopher Priest

British author (1943-2024) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 80

Christopher Mackenzie Priest was a British science fiction writer and novelist. His works include Fugue for a Darkening Island (1972), The Inverted World (1974), The Space Machine (1976), The Affirmation (1981), The Glamour (1984), The Prestige (1995), and The Separation (2002).

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2024Died2 February 20242014Bob Morane award for best foreign novelAward2012John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction NovelAward2011BSFA Award for Best NovelAward2006Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign NovelAward2003Arthur C. Clarke AwardAward2002BSFA Award for Best NovelAwardGrand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short StoryAward1998BSFA Award for Best NovelAward1996World Fantasy Award for Best NovelAward1995James Tait Black Memorial PrizeAward1979BSFA Award for Best Short FictionAward1974BSFA Award for Best NovelAward1943Born14 July 1943