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 The Prestige - Christopher Priest
 The Prestige - Christopher Priest ... Angier and the working-class Alfred Borden, engage in a bitter and deadly feud; the effects are still being felt by their respective families a hundred years later. Working in the gaslight-and-velvet world of Victorian music halls, they prowl edgily in the background of each other's shadowy life, driven to the extremes by a deadly combination of obsessive secrecy and insatiable curiosity. At the heart of the row is an amazing illusion they both perform during their stage acts. The secret of the magic is simple, and the reader is in on it almost from the start, but to the antagonists the real mystery lies deeper. Both have something more to hide than the mere workings of a trick.Newest Review: ... be. It also shows in this particular story that the character who has been born with the silver spoon in his mouth - so to ... more ... speak - has to work to prove himself and learn the magic profession as much as the character who is poor.
As the rivalry between the two illusionists spins out of control and becomes at first severe dislike and then out-and-out hatred, another characteristic on display from the mind of Christopher Priest is the degree to which magicians will go to to ensure their secrets remain just that. This of course is not fiction. Illusionists the world over guard their secrets ferociously.
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The Prestige - Christopher Priest: TWO ILLUSIONISTS, A TERRIBLE FEUD AND A GREAT READ!!! (1552 words)
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THE PRESTIGE --------------------- WHAT’S IT ABOUT? ---------------------------- In 1995, Christopher Priest's novel, The Prestige was published. It is the unusual but fascinating story about two 19th century stage illusionists who are initially unknown to the general public and thankfully for some considerable time – each other. The two main characters are Alfred Borden and Rupert Angier. The entire book is written in a first-person diary format. This allows us into the lives, minds and inner-most thoughts of both men in very great detail. Both illusionists are striving for fame and fortune from their magic ... Read the complete review
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