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Within Vinony's link graph, On the Beach is referenced by 98 other articles, and connects out to Galaxy Science Fiction, San Francisco and Melbourne.
It sits within the topics 1957 Australian novels, 1957 British novels and 1957 science fiction novels.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Author
- Nevil Shute
- First published
- 1957
- Editions
- 119
- Subjects
- Atomic Bomb, English Science fiction, Fiction, Literature, Nuclear warfare, Roman, Juvenile fiction, United States
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Nevil Shute
- Genre
- science fiction
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Narrative location
- Australian continent
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- derivative work
- On the Beach
- form of creative work
- novel
- first line
- Lieutenant Commander Peter Holmes of the Royal Australian Navy woke soon after dawn.
- 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.
- different from
- The Beach
- publication date
- 1957-00-00
- inception
- 1957-00-00
- language of work or name
- English language
- title
- On the Beach
- author name string
- Shute
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Categories
1957 Australian novels1957 British novels1957 science fiction novelsAnti-war novelsAustralian English-language novelsAustralian novels adapted for radioAustralian novels adapted into filmsAustralian novels adapted into playsAustralian novels adapted into television showsAustralian post-apocalyptic novelsAustralian science fiction novelsBritish English-language novelsBritish novels adapted for radioBritish novels adapted into filmsBritish novels adapted into playsBritish novels adapted into television filmsBritish post-apocalyptic novelsHeinemann (publisher) booksNautical novelsNovels about nuclear war and weaponsNovels about suicideNovels by Nevil ShuteNovels set during the Cold WarNovels set during World War III