The Last Days of Night
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The Last Days of Night is a historical legal thriller novel by Graham Moore that dramatizes the fierce rivalry over electric light between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse in the late 19th century.
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| The Last Days of Night canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9112791 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Last Days of Night Context triple: [Graham Moore, notableWork, The Last Days of Night]
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A Time on Earth
A Time on Earth is a novel by Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg that portrays the struggles and inner life of an aging man reflecting on his past and the meaning of his existence.
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B.
The Midnight Sun
"The Midnight Sun" is a classic, apocalyptic episode of The Twilight Zone in which Earth is seemingly drifting closer to the sun, causing unbearable heat and psychological unraveling.
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C.
The Midnight Sun
"The Midnight Sun" is a 1926 American silent drama film starring Lotus Thompson, known for its melodramatic storyline set against an exotic European backdrop.
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D.
Nightwatching
Nightwatching is a 2007 art-house drama film by Peter Greenaway that explores the creation and hidden political intrigues behind Rembrandt’s famous painting "The Night Watch."
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E.
The Unwinding Hours
The Unwinding Hours is a Scottish alternative rock band formed by former members of Aereogramme, known for its atmospheric, melodic sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Last Days of Night Target entity description: The Last Days of Night is a historical legal thriller novel by Graham Moore that dramatizes the fierce rivalry over electric light between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse in the late 19th century.
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A.
A Time on Earth
A Time on Earth is a novel by Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg that portrays the struggles and inner life of an aging man reflecting on his past and the meaning of his existence.
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B.
The Midnight Sun
"The Midnight Sun" is a classic, apocalyptic episode of The Twilight Zone in which Earth is seemingly drifting closer to the sun, causing unbearable heat and psychological unraveling.
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C.
The Midnight Sun
"The Midnight Sun" is a 1926 American silent drama film starring Lotus Thompson, known for its melodramatic storyline set against an exotic European backdrop.
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D.
Nightwatching
Nightwatching is a 2007 art-house drama film by Peter Greenaway that explores the creation and hidden political intrigues behind Rembrandt’s famous painting "The Night Watch."
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E.
The Unwinding Hours
The Unwinding Hours is a Scottish alternative rock band formed by former members of Aereogramme, known for its atmospheric, melodic sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal thriller
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Graham Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Edgar Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
George Westinghouse
NERFINISHED
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Nikola Tesla NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Edison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationProducer | Black Bear Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationScreenwriter | Graham Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ legal thriller ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationPlanned | film adaptation ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-8129-9714-4 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
fast-paced
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plot-driven ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Paul Cravath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
historical thriller
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thriller ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third person ⓘ |
| notableFor | dramatizing the rivalry between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse ⓘ |
| pageCount | approx. 368 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
War of Currents
NERFINISHED
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electric light patents ⓘ patent litigation ⓘ |
| theme |
corporate rivalry
ⓘ
ethics in technology ⓘ innovation ⓘ law and justice ⓘ |
| timeframeDepictedEnd | 1890s ⓘ |
| timeframeDepictedStart | 1880s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Last Days of Night Description of subject: The Last Days of Night is a historical legal thriller novel by Graham Moore that dramatizes the fierce rivalry over electric light between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse in the late 19th century.
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