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30 50 y separately published work icon On the Beach Nevil Shute , ( trans. Franziska Becker with title Das letzte Ufer : Roman ) Munich : Desch , 1958 Z125153 1957 single work novel science fiction (taught in 3 units)
— Appears in: Krysolov. Na Berugu 1991;

'After the war is over, a radioactive cloud begins to sweep southwards on the winds, gradually poisoning everything in its path. An American submarine captain is among the survivors left sheltering in Australia, preparing with the locals for the inevitable. Despite his memories of his wife, he becomes close to a young woman struggling to accept the harsh realities of their situation. Then a faint Morse code signal is picked up, transmitting from the United States and the submarine must set sail through the bleak ocean to search for signs of life.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (2009 Vintage ed.).
11 4 y separately published work icon Beyond the Black Stump Nevil Shute , ( trans. Franziska Becker with title Das Mädchen aus der Steppe : Roman ) Vienna : Desch , 1958 Z275102 1956 single work novel Set on a station in the North West of Western Australia, in Perth and in the USA. It is a curious patchwork of fiction, distortion, half-truth and social criticism ... And the honest history graduate from the University of Western Australia would have to agree that Mr Shute would do well to enrol as a student in the Department of History if he is not to perpetrate further travesties of the truth. (F. K. Crowley, Westerly No. 3 1956, pp41-3.)
13 1 y separately published work icon The Breaking Wave Nevil Shute , ( trans. Franziska Becker with title Schmerzliche Melodie : Roman ) Munich : Desch , 1956 Z556496 1955 single work novel war literature

'Alan Duncan returns to his family home in Australia after the war and several years of study in England. But his homecoming is marred by the mysterious suicide of his parents' quiet and reliable parlour-maid. A search through her belongings in search of clues leads to heartbreaking revelations about the woman's identity, the death of Alan's brother Bill, and, above all, the disappearance of his brother's fiancee, Janet.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (2009 Vintage ed.).
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