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On the Beach by Shute, Nevil

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Binding
Paperback
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
0345311485
Book Title
On the Beach
Item Length
6.9in
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Publication Year
1983
Format
Mass Market
Language
English
Item Height
0.8in
Author
Nevil Shute
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Literary, Science Fiction / General, Historical
Item Width
4.1in
Item Weight
5 oz
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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Following a nuclear war in the Northern Hemisphere, the inhabitants of a small Australian community await the inevitable after-effects of the bombs to reach them.

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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0345311485
ISBN-13
9780345311481
eBay Product ID (ePID)
104818

Product Key Features

Book Title
On the Beach
Author
Nevil Shute
Format
Mass Market
Language
English
Topic
Literary, Science Fiction / General, Historical
Publication Year
1983
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
6.9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
4.1in
Item Weight
5 oz

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Reviews
"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 "A novelist of intelligent and engaging quality, deservedly popular. . . . Nevil Shute was, in brief, the sort of novelist who genuinely touches the imagination and feeling." -The Times(London) From the Trade Paperback edition.
Copyright Date
1957
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
Fic
Dewey Edition
21

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  • by QlJkNJtyRqC@Deleted
    Dec 31, 2007

    One the Beach is really on.......................

    After watching the movie a few times with Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward I decided I had to read the book. I'm so glad that I did. The movie is very well done. The book keeps your attention all the way through even if you've watched the movie. There is enough difference in the 2 to keep your attention. I don't know if Nevil Shute is still alive or not but he really hit the nail head with his book and how the world might end. We all know that more then likely the world will end due to Nuclear bombs. Once they go off and hit a few key places it'll only be a matter of time that life as we know it will be done. When you read the book have some kleenex close by. No, this isn't a chick book. It's a book that all adults should read and realize that they ...

  • by nyenye2
    Jun 01, 2011

    Best of the genre

    I have a weakness for post-apocalyptic literature, which is abundant, and I keep coming back to On the Beach as among the very finest of the genre. Earth Abides by George Stewart is closest but this is better. Faced with the end of human civilization, people pretty much keep to doing what they have always done, rather than run amok. Shute is a fine writer, by the way... the most popular in England in the 1950s but more or less overlooked today. Round the Bend, Trustee from the Toolroom, A Town Like Alice -- all are good reads and herald old values.... enjoy

  • by privedavi-emzbqz
    Jul 07, 2022

    What happens after a nuclear war brings radioactivity to Australia.

    It's a great story, but the book is not nearly as good as the movie.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: virginiaguy

  • by obxgaga
    Jun 10, 2007

    On the Beach

    Wow what an excellent book. It makes one wonder what they would do if they knew the world as they know it would end on a certain day. This book shows how the people used their time and moved forward in a world that was certain to end. Very thought provoking and a great book for any one that likes to read.

  • by jmdtimes2
    Jun 01, 2009

    A fantastic read.The first book that I read in High Sch

    I first read it 40 yrs. ago. I enjoyed it every bit as much 40 years later. This book started my interest in reading, and what a gift that was!