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where does the term green mile come from
In the novel, The Green Mile, the Cold Mountain Penitentiary death row is nicknamed The Green Mile for the color of the floor's linoleum.
who is the author of the green mile
The Green Mile is a 1996 serial novel by American writer Stephen King.

Question: When does the novel take place?
Self-contained rewrite: When does the novel The Green Mile take place?