Where does the novel "On the Beach" draw it's name from? for Questionland Seattle

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Where does the novel "On the Beach" draw it's name from?

The great cautionary tale "On the Beach" by Nevil Shute is a warning against nuclear holacaust, but just what does the title refer to?

O my captain asked in Books & Writing about 1 year ago | Report

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At the start of the novel Shute has the following quote, from The Hollowmen:

In this last of meeting places
We grope together
And avoid speech
Gathered on this beach of the tumid river ...

This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper
T. S. Eliot

ozchick answered in Books & Writing about 1 year ago | Report

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The Australians had sex on the beach waiting for the radioactive fallout to come kill them. Not all Australians. Some planted gardens, some took a class... everyone bides their time in their own way. Some had sex on the beach.

elenchos answered in Books & Writing about 1 year ago | Report

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Why do I think this is only half correct?
The question is, which half?

O my captain commented about 1 year ago | Report

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I'll try to remember to ignore your questions from now on, OK?

elenchos commented about 1 year ago | Report

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OMG, you were serious about that sex on the beach comment? I could have sworn you were kidding. But I agree that most of what you answered is correct. See Ozchick above.

O my captain commented about 1 year ago | Report

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