On the Beach - by Nevil Shute (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>After a third world war destroys much of the planet, a submarine captain is tasked with finding signs of life.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Set in Melbourne following a catastrophic war in the northern hemisphere, Nevil Shute's classic is the story of a handful of survivors in the terrifying aftermath of nuclear apocalypse. First published in 1957--and famously adapted for the screen soon after by Stanley Kramer, in a film starring Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner--<i>On the Beach</i> is the perhaps the greatest work of popular fiction about the end of the world.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"The most haunting evocation we have of a world dying of radiation after an atomic war."--<i>The New York Times</i></p><p>"<i>On the Beach</i> played an important role in raising awareness about the threat of nuclear war. We stared into the abyss and then stepped back from the brink."--<i>The Guardian</i></p><p>"<i>On the Beach</i> is a dynamite isolation read."--Chris Flynn, author of <i>Mammoth</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Nevil Shute was one of the most successful novelists of the 20th century. He was born in London in 1899, studied at Oxford and became an aeronautical engineer before turning to fiction. He joined the Royal Navy during World War II. After the war Shute migrated to Australia, where he died in 1960 having written more than 20 books, the best known of which are <i>A Town Like Alice</i> and <i>On the Beach</i>.
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