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Work InformationOn the Beach by Nevil Shute (1957)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Superbly understated - beautifully drawn characters. I absolutely love this author! ( ) Nevil Shute was an Englishman who left Britain for Australia. He was an aeronautical engineer who turned to novel writing, novels with settings in the air world. So, when he came to write an apocalyptic novel, it was quite authorative from a technical point of view. The life of an Australian community as it awaits the arrival of what will probably be totally fatal clouds of nuclear fallout is quite well done. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to Publisher SeriesIs contained inThe Day After Doomsday; Earth Abides; I Am Legend; On The Beach; Alas, Babylon; Lucifer's Hammer (Leather Bound)(5 Vol Set) by Easton Press Has the adaptationHas as a student's study guideDistinctionsNotable Lists
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HTML:"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 They are the last generation, the innocent victims of an accidental war, living out their last days, making do with what they have, hoping for a miracle. As the deadly rain moves ever closer, the world as we know it winds toward an inevitable end.... No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.912Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1901-1945LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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