Nothing Lasts Forever
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Nothing Lasts Forever is a 1979 action-thriller novel by Roderick Thorp that follows a lone protagonist battling terrorists in a high-rise building, later famously adapted into the film Die Hard.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nothing Lasts Forever canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action thriller novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Die Hard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Roderick Thorp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingNameInNovel | Klaxon Oil Corporation building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingType | skyscraper ⓘ |
| centralConflict | lone protagonist battling terrorists in a skyscraper ⓘ |
| containsElement |
cat-and-mouse pursuit
ⓘ
close-quarters combat ⓘ hostage situation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| follows | The Detective NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action thriller
ⓘ
crime fiction ⓘ |
| hasAntagonists | terrorists ⓘ |
| hasEnding | more tragic than film adaptation ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780393012051 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Joe Leland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 250–300 pages ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistAge | older than film counterpart John McClane ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistNameInFilmAdaptation | John McClane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | former NYPD detective ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTone | dark ⓘ |
| influenced | Die Hard film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSequelTo | The Detective NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literarySeries | Joe Leland series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | thriller ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the basis for the film Die Hard ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Detective NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | retired police detective ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Los Angeles
NERFINISHED
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high-rise office building ⓘ |
| theme |
corporate power
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isolation ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1970s ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Die Hard