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David Pryce-Jones
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Request This AuthorDAVID PRYCE-JONES (1936-2025) was born in Vienna, the son of Alan Pryce-Jones and Thérese (Poppy) Fould-Springer. Educated at Eton and Oxford University, he wrote on a wide range of subjects, sometimes historical, sometimes contemporary. Among his works are studies of Communism such as The Strange Death of the Soviet Union, of Nazism such as Paris in the Third Reich, and of the world of Islam such as The Closed Circle. He also authored nine novels and an autobiography entitled Fault Lines. He was a senior editor of National Review. He lived in London with his wife Clarissa Caccia.
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