The Devil in the White City
Cover of The Devil in the White City
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| Author | Erik Larson |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | History, True crime |
| Publisher | Crown Publishers |
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2003 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 447 |
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| OCLC | 54397544 |
 Author Erik Larson |
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 The Devil in the White City, Weekend Edition, National Public Radio, Larson interviewed by Scott Simon, 10:01, April 5, 2003 |
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 Booknotes - The Devil in the White City, C-SPAN, 58:00, September 14, 2003. |
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Crown Publishers, ) is a 2003 non-fiction book by Erik Larson presented in a novelistic style. The book is based on real characters and events. Leonardo DiCaprio purchased the film rights in 2010.
The book is set in Chicago in 1893, intertwining the true tales of Daniel H. Burnham, the architect behind the 1893 World's Fair, and Dr. H. H. Holmes, the serial killer who lured his victims to their deaths in his elaborately constructed "Murder Castle."
Leonardo DiCaprio purchased the film rights to the book in 2010; the movie is to be produced by Paramount Pictures, Stacey Sher and Michael Shamberg's Double Feature Films, and DiCaprio's own production company Appian Way Productions. Writer Graham Moore was originally hired to adapt the book into a screenplay, but it was later reported that Billy Ray would be writing the script.Martin Scorsese will direct.
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