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30 50 y separately published work icon On the Beach Nevil Shute , ( trans. Hans Van Assumburg with title Wacht op mij...een realistisch toekomstbeeld ) The Hague : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1960 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.).
13 1 y separately published work icon The Breaking Wave Nevil Shute , ( trans. Hans Van Assumburg with title Gebed voor een vrouw ) The Hague : Zuid-Hollandsche U. M. , 1958 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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