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On the Beach is an apocalyptic novel published in 1957, written by British author Nevil Shute after he emigrated to Australia. The novel details the experiences of a mixed group of people in Melbourne as they await the arrival of deadly radiation spreading towards them from the Northern Hemisphere, following a nuclear war some years previous.
Nevil Shute’s On the Beach, originally published in 1957, is a post-apocalyptic novel which takes place in Melbourne, Australia a year or so after a nuclear World War III. This final world war was so devastating that radioactive clouds are slowly traveling the earth, and killing all people and animals in its wake.
Feb 9, 2010 · On the Beach is a post-apocalyptic story written by Nevil Shute in the 1950’s, at the height of the Cold War. It is a story of people facing inevitable doom, how they cope, the values that support them, and their final pleasures.
Jan 28, 2019 · On the Beach. Kindle Edition. by Nevil Shute (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.4 5,684 ratings. See all formats and editions. A worldwide nuclear war is launched by accident! A handful of survivors hope for a miracle. But they think they are doomed.
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Sep 10, 1997 · On the Beach. Paperback – September 10, 1997. by Nevil Shute (Author) 4.4 5,706 ratings. See all formats and editions. "The most shocking fiction I have read in years. What is shocking about it is both the idea and the sheer imaginative brilliance with which Mr. Shute brings it off." THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE.
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Nevil Shute’s most powerful novel—a bestseller for decades after its 1957 publication—is an unforgettable vision of a post-apocalyptic world.
On the Beach. Nevil Shute’s most powerful novel—a bestseller for decades after its 1957 publication—is an unforgettable vision of a post-apocalyptic world.
Books. On the Beach. Nevil Shute. Perfection Learning, 1983 - Fiction - 280 pages. " The most shocking fiction I have read in years. What is shocking about it is both the idea and the sheer...
Feb 9, 2010 · On the Beach. Nevil Shute. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Feb 9, 2010 - Fiction - 320 pages. "The most shocking fiction I have read in years. What is shocking about it is both the idea and...
Feb 9, 2010 · 1–8 of 41 Reviews. . . Nevil Shute’s most powerful novel—a bestseller for decades after its 1957 publication—is an unforgettable vision of a post-apocalyptic.
