The water engine
Subtitle: an American fable
By: David Mamet
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Copyright date: 2015
Description: It is 1934, and Charles Lang has invented an engine that runs solely on water. Attorneys Morton Gross and Lawrence Oberman see an opportunity to make themselves rich off the back of Lang's ingenuity, blackmailing him into handing over the patent for his invention. When his sister Rita urges him not to give in to the bullies, Lang's quest for justice ends in tragedy.