According to media reports, the famous British science fiction writer Christopher Priest (also translated as Christopher) died of small cell cancer on February 2 at the age of 80. His wife, novelist Nina Allen, posted on the same day: "My beloved Chris (Christopher's nickname) passed away tonight. He was surrounded by love and passed away very peacefully."
Christopher Priest
P Priest's representative works
Christopher Priest was born in England in 1943. He began publishing short stories in 1965. His representative works include "The World Upside Down" and "The Prestige". He has won the World Fantasy Literature Award, the British Blake Literary Award, etc. Many awards.
Among them, " Fatal Magic " was brought to the big screen by American director Christopher Nolan. He himself is also hailed by the media as a "magician" who is good at revealing the truth behind illusions.
In 2006, the movie of the same name starred " Batman " Christian Bale and "Wolverine" Hugh Jackman. The film received a high score of 8.9 on Douban.
And its "The Upside Down World" is known as one of the best science fiction masterpieces in the 1970s.
Nolan and Priest (right)
Stills from the movie "The Prestige"
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