![]() ![]() Encountering the great inventor, Cravath is intimidated by Edison, who appears here as a single-minded bully: “ ‘If you think you can stop me,’ Edison said softly, ‘go ahead and try. ![]() Electricity, we are told, is a mixed blessing. Hurrying to a meeting with Edison, he witnesses the horrific electrocution of a workman hanging power lines. ![]() Our way into the tale is the real-life lawyer Paul Cravath, a prodigy in his mid-20s hired by Westinghouse to defend his growing empire from Edison’s attack.Ĭravath arrives as an underdog on the very first page. ![]() Specifically, it explores Edison’s attempts to drive Westinghouse (and his superior A/C current) out of business. What makes a fictional story feel true and a true story feel fictional? This is a question I considered often while reading “The Last Days of Night,” a novel by Graham Moore, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “The Imitation Game” and author of the 2010 novel “The Sherlockian.” His new book is a thriller built around the so-called electricity wars fought over a century ago between the rival inventors Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse. THE LAST DAYS OF NIGHT By Graham Moore 368 pp. ![]()
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