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'''The Invention of Everything Else''' is a novel written by American author Samantha Hunt, published in 2008. The novel presents a fictionalized account of the last days in the life of [[Nikola Tesla]], the inventor who pioneered [[radio]] and [[alternating current]] electricity. Other fictionalized versions of historical characters include [[Thomas Edison]] (a rival), [[George Westinghouse]], and [[Mark Twain]]. Tesla is the novel's protagonist along with a chambermaid named Louisa with whom he shares some common interests including science and pigeons. Much of the book takes place in the [[New Yorker Hotel]]. The book also includes elements of science fiction, namely time travel. |
'''The Invention of Everything Else''' is a novel written by American author Samantha Hunt, published in 2008. The novel presents a fictionalized account of the last days in the life of [[Nikola Tesla]], the inventor who pioneered [[radio]] and [[alternating current]] electricity. Other fictionalized versions of historical characters include [[Thomas Edison]] (a rival), [[George Westinghouse]], and [[Mark Twain]]. Tesla is the novel's protagonist along with a chambermaid named Louisa with whom he shares some common interests including science and pigeons. Much of the book takes place in the [[New Yorker Hotel]]. The book also includes elements of science fiction, namely time travel. |
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The author, Samantha Hunt, received a [[National Book Foundation]] award for authors under 35, for her previous novel, ''The Seas''. ''The Invention of Everything Else'' was |
The author, Samantha Hunt, received a [[National Book Foundation]] award for authors under 35, for her previous novel, ''The Seas''. ''The Invention of Everything Else'' was shortlisted for an award from [[Believer (magazine)|Believer]] magazine <ref> [http://www.believermag.com/issues/200902/?read=believer_book_awards Believer Book Awards] </ref> and shortlisted for the [[Orange Prize]] <ref> |
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[http://www.orangeprize.co.uk/show/feature/orange-2009-opf-shortlist Orange Prize for Fiction] </ref>. |
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==References== |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.kwls.org/lit/kwls_blog/2009/04/samantha_hunt_2009_nikola_tesl.cfm Audio recording of Samantha Hunt reading from <i>The Invention of Everything Else</i> at the Key West Literary Seminar, 2009] |
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* [http://www.samanthahunt.net/ Author's website] |
* [http://www.samanthahunt.net/ Author's website] |
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* [http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2008/01/14/080114ta_talk_singer New Yorker review] |
* [http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2008/01/14/080114ta_talk_singer New Yorker review] |
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Revision as of 19:28, 24 April 2009
| Author | Samantha Hunt |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Publication date | 2008 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 272 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0618801121 |
The Invention of Everything Else is a novel written by American author Samantha Hunt, published in 2008. The novel presents a fictionalized account of the last days in the life of Nikola Tesla, the inventor who pioneered radio and alternating current electricity. Other fictionalized versions of historical characters include Thomas Edison (a rival), George Westinghouse, and Mark Twain. Tesla is the novel's protagonist along with a chambermaid named Louisa with whom he shares some common interests including science and pigeons. Much of the book takes place in the New Yorker Hotel. The book also includes elements of science fiction, namely time travel.
The author, Samantha Hunt, received a National Book Foundation award for authors under 35, for her previous novel, The Seas. The Invention of Everything Else was shortlisted for an award from Believer magazine [1] and shortlisted for the Orange Prize [2].