On the Beach (novel)

On the Beach is a novel by Nevil Shute,Nevil Shute, Australian novelist. 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.On the Beach, film by Kramer (1959).

 References 

 Other websites 
 James Schellenberg, Review of Nevil Shute's On the Beach.

Category:English-language novels
Category:1957 books
Category:Australian literature