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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.
On the Beach. Nevil Shute. 3.97. 45,387 ratings3,572 reviews. After a nuclear World War III has destroyed most of the globe, the few remaining survivors in southern Australia await the radioactive cloud that is heading their way and bringing certain death to everyone in its path.
Feb 9, 2010 · On the Beach. Paperback – February 9, 2010. by Nevil Shute (Author) 4.2 1,084 ratings. See all formats and editions. Nevil Shute’s most powerful novel—a bestseller for decades after its 1957 publication—is an unforgettable vision of a post-apocalyptic world.
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Sep 10, 1997 · On the Beach. Paperback – September 10, 1997. by Nevil Shute (Author) 4.4 5,795 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.
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Jan 1, 1998 · On the Beach. Hardcover – January 1, 1998. Following the war, a radioactive cloud begins to sweep southwards poisoning everything in its path. An American submarine captain is among the survivors left sheltering in Australia, preparing with the locals for the inevitable.
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Feb 9, 2010 · Both terrifying and intensely moving, On the Beach is a remarkably convincing portrait of how ordinary people might face the most unimaginable nightmare.
Then a faint Morse code signal is picked up, transmitting from the United States and the submarine must set sail through the bleak ocean to search for signs of life. On the Beach is Nevil Shute's most powerful novel. Both gripping and intensely moving, its impact is unforgettable. Read more.
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On the Beach. Nevil Shute. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1957 - Fiction - 320 pages. Nevil Shute’s most powerful novel—a bestseller for decades after its 1957 publication—is an...
In The Press. “The most haunting evocation we have of a world dying of radiation after an atomic war.”. — The New York Times. “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.”. — San Francisco Chronicle.
