On the Beach
| Title | On the Beach |
| Year for Search | 1957 |
| Authors | [Norway], Nevil Shute(1899-1960) |
| Tertiary Authors | Shute, Nevil [pseud.] |
| Date Published | 1957 |
| Publisher | William Heinemann |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | Australian author, English author, Male author |
| Annotation | Dystopia. Most of the world has been destroyed in a nuclear war, and Australians are waiting for the radiation to reach them. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. London: Pan, 1966. Australian ed. Melbourne, VIC: Heinemann, 1957. There was a 1959 film directed by Stanley Kramer (1913-2001) and a 2000 TV remake directed by Russell Mulachy (b. 1953). |
| Pseudonym | Nevil Shute [pseud.] |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | The English author (1899-1960) immigrated to Australia in 1950. |
| Full Text | 1957 [Norway], Nevil Shute (1899-1960). On the Beach. London: William Heinemann. Rpt. London: Pan, 1966. Australian ed. Melbourne, VIC: Heinemann, 1957. There was a 1959 film directed by Stanley Kramer (1913-2001) with a screenplay by John Patxon (1911-85) and a 2000 TV remake directed by Russell Mulachy (b. 1953) with a screenplay by David Williamson (b. 1942) and Bill Kerby. Dystopia. Most of the world has been destroyed in a nuclear war, and Australians are waiting for the radiation to reach them. The English author immigrated to Australia in 1950. |
