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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.
Feb 9, 2010 · Nevil Shute's 'On the Beach' imagines mankind on the very verge of utter apocalypse, with only the population of southern Australia temporarily surviving the effects of a colossal nuclear war that has already extinguished human life in the Northern Hemisphere.
On the Beach. Nevil Shute. 3.97. 45,337 ratings3,563 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.
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Jan 28, 2019 · On the Beach. Kindle Edition. by Nevil Shute (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.4 5,798 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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Nevil Shute’s most powerful novel—a bestseller for decades after its 1957 publication—is an unforgettable vision of a post-apocalyptic world.
In Melbourne, the southernmost large city in the world, Peter Holmes, a Lieutenant Commander in the Australian navy, is appointed as a liaison officer to the U.S.S. Scorpion, an American nuclear submarine captained by Commander Dwight Towers.
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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.
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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 · Both terrifying and intensely moving, On the Beach is a remarkably convincing portrait of how ordinary people might face the most unimaginable nightmare.
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Dec 3, 2019 · • One of the most influential works of fiction in the twentieth century, Nevil Shute’s On the Beach was published for the first time in 1957 • 2019 marks the 60th anniversary of Stanley...
