David Pryce-Jones

David Pryce-Jones was born in Vienna in 1936, the son of Alan Pryce-Jones and Thérese (Poppy) Fould-Springer. Educated at Eton and Oxford University, he has written 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 is also the author of nine novels and an autobiography entitled...See more

David Pryce-Jones was born in Vienna in 1936, the son of Alan Pryce-Jones and Thérese (Poppy) Fould-Springer. Educated at Eton and Oxford University, he has written 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 is also the author of nine novels and an autobiography entitled Fault Lines . Since 1999 he has been a senior editor of National Review. He and his wife Clarissa Caccia live in London. See less