What is On the Beach (novel)?
{{italictitle}} '''''On the Beach''''' is a novel by [[Nevil Shute]],<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nevil-Shute Nevil Shute, Australian novelist.]</ref> a British author who emigrated to [[Australia]]. It was published in 1957. It tells about the world after atomic war. Last people live in Australia and wait for coming of the radioactive cloud. When they start being sick of the radiation, they commit suicide. A movie based on the book was made in 1959. [[Gregory Peck]] and [[Ava Gardner]] starred in it.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/On-the-Beach-film-by-Kramer#ref1104096 On the Beach, film by Kramer (1959).]</ref> == References == <references/> == Other websites == * [http://www.challengingdestiny.com/reviews/onthebeach.htm James Schellenberg, Review of Nevil Shute's On the Beach.] [[Category:English-language novels]] [[Category:1957 books]] [[Category:Australian literature]]