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'I read Nevil Shute's 1957 bestseller 'On the Beach' in the early days of the pandemic. It seemed appropriate to the times. In the novel, Australia is a remote holdout against global collapse. The major and minor powers of the Northern Hemisphere have destroyed each other in 37 days of mutual nuclear attack. Now, particles of atomic dust released in the 'short war' creep below the equator, towards Australia's southern coastline and Melbourne, where the novel is set.' (Publication abstract)
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On the Beach, Out of Apathy
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