Eye of the Needle
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Eye of the Needle is a World War II espionage thriller novel by Ken Follett, centered on a ruthless German spy in Britain whose discovery could change the course of the war.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eye of the Needle canonical | 6 |
| Eye of the Needle (film) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II novel
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espionage novel ⓘ novel ⓘ thriller novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Eye of the Needle
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Eye of the Needle (film)
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| author | Ken Follett ⓘ |
| awarded |
Edgar Award
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surface form:
Edgar Award for Best Novel
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| awardYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Richard Marquand ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStars |
Donald Sutherland
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Kate Nelligan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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spy fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | Storm Island (working title) ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | modern spy thriller genre ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780688035938 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
David Rose
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Henry Faber ⓘ Lucy Rose ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | ~300 ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
espionage
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love under pressure ⓘ loyalty and betrayal ⓘ war and morality ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainConflict | Allied efforts to stop a German spy from revealing D-Day invasion plans ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of German espionage in Britain during World War II
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fast-paced suspenseful plotting ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Ken Follett standalone thrillers ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A German spy in Britain discovers critical information about the D-Day invasion and must be stopped to prevent him from changing the course of the war. ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | ruthless German spy in Britain ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Collins Educational
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surface form:
Collins
William Morrow and Company ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ken Follett
this entity surface form:
Eye of the Needle (film)
subject surface form:
Ken Follett