Author | : Nevil Shute |
Publisher | : Wildside Press LLC |
Release Date | : 23 June 2020 |
ISBN 10 | : 1479451215 |
Pages | : 302 pages |
Rating | : /5 ( users) |
"On the Beach" is a 1957 post-apocalyptic novel written by British-Australian 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 a year previously. As the radiation approaches each person deals with their impending death in different ways.