Complex sentence: The first of these novels, "Monsieur, or the Prince of Darkness" won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1974 and the middle novel, "Constance, or Solitary Practices," was nominated for the 1982 Booker Prize.
Split into simpler sentences: The first of these novels, "Monsieur, or the Prince of Darkness," won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1974. The middle novel, "Constance, or Solitary Practices," was nominated for the 1982 Booker Prize.