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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| 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
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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
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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
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ethics in technology ⓘ innovation ⓘ law and justice ⓘ |
| timeframeDepictedEnd | 1890s ⓘ |
| timeframeDepictedStart | 1880s ⓘ |
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