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James Tait Black Memorial Prizes じぇーむず・ていと・ぶらっく きねんしょう

Edition 77 (1995)

FictionBiographyDrama

Winners

2 people
Christopher Priest くりすとふぁー ぷりーすと Winner

A novel about the rivalry between two stage magicians, told through a layered diary structure.

The diaries accumulate until competition and secrecy begin to change shape.

448 pages
novelmagicrivalryVictorian Londonsecrecy
Gitta Sereny ぎった せれにー Winner

A biography of Albert Speer built from extensive interviews and archival material.

Between war guilt and self-justification, the portrait steadily comes apart.

784 pages
biographyNazismresponsibilityhistorymemory