On the Beach
1957 novel by Nevil Shute
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Summary
On the Beach is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,606 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Nevil Shute[3]
- Publisher: Heinemann[4]
- Genre: post-apocalyptic literature[5], science fiction[6]
- Language of work or name: English[7]
- Country of origin: Australia[8]
- Inception: 1957[9]
- Publication date: 1957[10]
- Has edition or translation: Q138018851[11], Q138019067[12]
- Narrative location: Australian continent[13]
- Title: On the Beach[14]
- Different from: The Beach[15]
- First line: Lieutenant Commander Peter Holmes of the Royal Australian Navy woke soon after dawn.[16]
- Author name string: Shute[17]
- Last line: Then she put the tablets in her mouth and swallowed them down with a mouthful of brandy, sitting behind the wheel of her big car.[18]
- Derivative work: On the Beach[19]
- Copyright status: copyrighted[20]
- Form of creative work: novel[21]
Why It Matters
On the Beach has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]