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On the Beach by Nevil Shute is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is On the Beach about?
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.
Who reads On the Beach?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Nevil Shute
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781409087397
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 3.92 / 5 (384 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- On the Beach, by Nevil Shute (Pbk) (1992)
- On the Beach (Vintage International) (2010)
- On the Beach (Vintage International) (1957)
- On the Beach (1992)
- On the Beach (Vintage International) (1985)
- On the Beach (1957)
- On the Beach (Vintage International) (1992)
- On the Beach (2010)
- On the Beach (1998)
- Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1, Book 1) (2006)
- On the Beach (Vintage International) (2011)
- On the Beach - Pearson English Readers Level 4 (2008)
- On the Beach (Vintage Classics) (2009)
- On The Beach (2015)
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