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by Nevil Shute · Pearson Education Limited · tapa blanda · 128 pages
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En un mundo devastado por una guerra nuclear, la radiación se extiende inexorablemente hacia el sur, amenazando a los últimos supervivientes en Australia. 'On the Beach' narra la historia de un grupo de personas que enfrentan el fin del mundo con valentía y dignidad. Peter y Mary Holmes, junto con su bebé Jennifer, intentan mantener una vida normal mientras la amenaza se acerca. A través de sus experiencias, la novela explora temas de amor, pérdida y la búsqueda de significado en los momentos finales. Una reflexión conmovedora sobre la fragilidad de la vida y las consecuencias de la guerra.
Nevil Shute Norway was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia. He used his full name in his engineering career and Nevil Shute as his pen name to protect his engineering career from inferences by his employers (Vickers) or from fellow engineers that he was "not a serious person" or from potentially adverse publicity in connection with his novels, which included On the Beach and A Town Like Alice.
