The Glass Inferno
by Frank M. Robinson, Thomas N. Scortialiterary work· published 1974
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The Glass Inferno is a 1974 novel by American writer Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson. It is one of the two books that was used to create the movie The Towering Inferno, the other being the 1973 novel The Tower by Richard Martin Stern. The story concerns the events over the course of a single evening in a recently completed 66-story building in an unnamed American city. The building is called the National Curtainwall Building, nicknamed the Glass House, the headquarters of the fictitious National Curtainwall corporation. A combination of a skyscraper built to the absolute minimum compliance with safety rules, combined with cutting corners to save money on construction, leads to a disaster waiting to happen.
Adaptations (1)
The Glass Inferno was adapted into a 1974 film.
The Towering Inferno1974 · film · 165 min · dir. John Guillermin · IMDb ↗At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
