- Overload (novel)
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Front CoverAuthor(s) Arthur Hailey Language English Publisher Pan Macmillan Publication date 1979 Pages 402 ISBN 0330259482 OCLC Number 4474718 Overload (1979) is a novel by Arthur Hailey, concerning the electricity production industry in California and the activities of the employees and others involved with Golden State Power and Light, a fictional California public service company. The novel is described from the point of view of vice-president of Golden State Power and Light, Mr. Nimrod Goldman, often mentioned as Nim.
The geographic area of service of the fictional electric utility, Golden State, matches the actual Northern California footprint of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company. The plots follow many of the issues of the day, including race relations, corporate politics, business ethics, terrorism and journalism.
Categories:- Novels by Arthur Hailey
- 1979 novels
- Novels set in California
- 1970s novel stubs
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