Nevil Shute

On The Beach (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

After the war is over, a radioactive cloud begins to sweep southwards on the winds, gradually poisoning everything in its path. An American submarine captain is among the survivors left sheltering in Australia, preparing with the locals for the inevitable. Despite his memories of his wife, he becomes close to a young woman struggling to accept the harsh realities of their situation. Then a faint Morse code signal is picked up, transmitting from the United States and the submarine must set sail through the bleak ocean to search for signs of life.

On the Beach is Nevil Shute's most powerful novel. Both gripping and intensely moving, its impact is unforgettable.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House UK Ltd
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781409087397
• Artikelnr.: 39220283

Autorenporträt

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 A Town Like Alice and On the Beach.

Rezensionen

Shute's most considerable achievement Daily Telegraph