By ΠΡΠΈΡΡ ΠΡΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠ΅Ρ
ΠΠ΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠΌΠ°Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ Π² ΠΠ½Π³Π»ΠΈΠΈ Π²ΠΎ Π²ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ½Π΅ XIX Π²Π΅ΠΊΠ°, Π³Π΄Π΅ Π΄Π²Π° ΡΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΈΠ»Π»ΡΠ·ΠΈΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΡΠ° Π²ΡΡΡΠΏΠ°ΡΡ Π² ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΡΡΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ. ΠΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»ΡΠ½Π°Ρ ΡΠ΅Π²Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π·Π°ΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΈΡ ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΡ ΠΎΡ ΠΌΠΎΡΠ°Π»ΠΈ, Π° ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΡΡ ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΈΡΠΊΡΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ ΠΊ ΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Π³ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈ. ΠΡΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΡΠΈΡΡ Π½Π°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π» ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Ρ Π² 1995 Π³., ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΈΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ½ΡΠ΅Π·ΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΠ΅ΠΌΠΎΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΈΡ ΠΠΆΠ΅ΠΉΠΌΡΠ° Π’Π΅ΠΉΡΠ° ΠΠ»ΡΠΊΠ°. Π 2006 Π³. ΠΡΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΠΎΠ»Π°Π½ ΡΠ½ΡΠ» ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠΈΠΌΡΠ½Π½ΡΠΉ ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΠΌ, Π²ΠΎΠ·ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ²ΡΠΈΠΉ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΊ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π»Π»Π΅ΠΊΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌΡ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Ρ ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π½ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π΄ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ΅. ΠΠ°Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΈΠ·Π΄Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ β ΡΠΎΠΊΡΠ°ΡΡΠ½Π½ΡΠΉ Π°Π΄Π°ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΡΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΡ ΡΡΠΎΠ²Π½Ρ UpperβIntermediate, ΠΎΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ Π² 2019 Π³.
The novel unfolds in England during the latter half of the 19th century, where two successful illusionists become locked in a fierce rivalry. Professional jealousy forces them to compromise their morals, while an obsessive devotion to stagecraft drives them toward a deadly brink. Written by Christopher Priest in 1995, the book won the World Fantasy Award and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. A 2006 film adaptation by Christopher Nolan revived interest in this intellectual detective story and fantastical drama. This edition is a shortened, UpperβIntermediate adaptation published in 2019.