On the Beach
"The most shocking fiction I have read in years. What is shocking about it is both the idea and the sheer imaginative brilliance with which Mr. Shute brings it off."THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEThey are the last generation, the innocent victims of an accidental war, living out their last days,...
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"The most shocking fiction I have read in years. What is shocking about it is both the idea and the sheer imaginative brilliance with which Mr. Shute brings it off."THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEThey are the last generation, the innocent victims of an accidental war, living out their last days, making do with what they have, hoping for a miracle. As the deadly rain moves ever closer, the world as we know it winds toward an inevitable end....
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780345311481 (0345311485)
Publish date: September 12th 1983
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Pages no: 278
Edition language: English
Series: Vintage classics
Jeżeli oni w tych prognozach mają rację, nikt z nas nie zdąży zrobić tego co sobie zaplanował. Ale możemy przecież posuwać swoje prace naprzód dopóki się da. Pamiętam przede wszystkim film z 1959 roku. I jego straszliwą siłę oddziaływania – grozę, którą wywoływało w chłopięcej głowie to, czego n...
Acknowledgement--On the Beach
Loved this book, from the first to last page. The writing style was straight forward and relatively unemotional, which really suited the subject matter. In fact at the end of the book the lack of emotion in the writing, made the end of the story that much more moving - this possibly sounds strange b...
Every major world leader should keep this book beneath his pillow. A splendid triumph of lyrical sadness, possibly the most delicate take on nuclear war ever written. Able to discuss complex matters of geopolitics and history with a very natural, very quiet honesty, it is one of the most disturbing ...
Really recommend to read it! Interesting plot, deep characters, captures your attention and doesn't let go. BTW, while I was reading, I thought up to the end, that the finale would be totally different. But what can I say, this is the world of the author. The book is beautful.
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