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The Recollections: Fragments from a Life in Writing
| Author: | Christopher Priest |
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Briardene Books, 2026 |
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| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
Over a career lasting nearly sixty years, Christopher Priest was acclaimed as one of the most original and sophisticated writers of his generation. His novels won the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the World Fantasy Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the British Science Fiction Association Award, the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire, and many others; The Prestige was adapted into the Oscar-nominated film of the same name, directed by Christopher Nolan. He died in 2024, at the age of 80.
The Recollections brings together essays and talks by Priest about his life as a writer – and a reader – and is an essential companion-piece to his career for any reader of his fiction. Previously unpublished essays include “The New Wave 1964-1968”, in which Priest reflects on his experiences during a tumultuous creative time for science fiction and “Looking for Mr Raphael”, recounting an experience of young love on a family holiday, as well as four Guest of Honour speeches that chart his relationship with science fiction at different times in his career. The Recollections also reprints the long essay “The Magic”, describing Priest’s perspective on the filming of The Prestige.
Excerpt
“Chris’s own subtitle for the book, Fragments from a Life in Writing, makes for a perfect description of what it is about. The pieces are arranged not according to when they were written but according to how they fit into the chronology of his writing life. Here you will find essays on many of the key enthusiasms that surfaced again and again in Chris’s stage magic, H.G. Wells, World War II. And science fiction, of course, there’s plenty about that”
– from the Foreword by Nina Allan
Copyright © 2026 by Christopher Priest
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