Nevil shute books list of books by author nevil shute. By comparison however, australia offers a sort of utopia to readers. I really enjoyed the story ive read it several times and i recommend it to anyone like me who loves shute s style of writing. When a young englishwoman named jennifer morton leaves london to visit relatives on their sheep ranch in the australian outback, she falls in love both with the gloriously beautiful country and with carl, a czech refugee who was a doctor in his own land and now works as a lumberjack. But its a great deal more besides, and for me, anyway, it lingers in the mind long after the last page is turned. The far country is yet another pleasant novel by prolific english author nevil shute, of a couple of generations ago.
Written as a screenplay concept by one of my favorite authors nevil shute, vinland the good was a book i unexpectedly couldnt put down. The nevil shute collection 22 books including on the. First published in 1952 this novel features carl zlinter, the czech doctor, for whom the end of the war and his emigration to a new country signal a period of. He used his full name in his engineering career and nevil shute as his pen name to protect his engineering career from inferences by his employers vickers or fellow engineers that he was not a serious person or from potential negative publicity in. If you re unsure of how to download ebooks or audiobooks, weve. Well written, well read and still enjoyable and although england and australia have changed greatly since the time of writing, i could still relate to the characters and story line. Nevil shute norway was born in 1899 in ealing, london. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The far country by nevil shute and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
On the beach is a 1957 postapocalyptic novel written by british author nevil shute after he emigrated to australia. The far countrynevil shutefree downloadpdf epubfreeditorial. Publication date 20030426 topics bbc radio drama, saturday play language english. Publication date 1952 topics manwoman relationships, british publisher. Vinland the good by nevil shute goodreads share book.
Tim archer got into the utility and drove it from the banbury feed and general supply pty. It is a delicate and touching love story between two young, lonely souls. Where there is a romantic element, sex is referred to only obliquely. The movie reminds me of a town like alice, also a shute story, in that it moves from world war ii europe to australia and tells of two young people making a new life in that far country.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the far country. Ensn002, the far country, 1952, 201, 779k, ebook, download pdf the far. I have yet to read a book by nevil shute novel that will not let his generosity and kindness, his understated, amiable nature shine through and illuminate the saddest and depressing themes. Buy a cheap copy of the far country book by nevil shute. This book is a member of the special collection special collection. The far country is a novel by nevil shute, first published in 1952.
Nevil shute norway was born on 17 january 1899 in ealing, london. But the two of them came from quite different worlds, and it is the story of their building a life together that nevil shute tells in his matchless way. A very interesting and compelling story notable for shute s very evident disenchantment with post second world war britain. Nevil shute norway was a british novelist and aeronautical engineer. She falls in love, both with the country and with carl, a doctor and czech refugee. The novel details the experiences of a mixed group of people in melbourne as they await the arrival of deadly radiation spreading towards them from the northern hemisphere, following a nuclear war a year previously.
I opened it last night predicting id read a few pages before turning in and read on into the night. He studied engineering science at balliol college, oxford. Publication date 1967 publisher pan books collection. Unlike most movies, which are pale copies of the books that inspired them, the far country is even better than the nevil shute novel upon which it is based. This 1952 book by nevil shute author of a town like alice and on the beach contrasts the bleakness of postwar london and great britain, especially the ongoing food rationing and general lack of prosperity, with the bright, roomy country of australia, where massive meals are the order of the day, everyone almost has financial security, and the landscape is aweinspiring. In 1950, he moved to australia and began a phenomenal tenyear period of productivity, turning out a number of bestsellers including a town like alice 1950,the far country 1952 and on the beach 1957. Jennifer fled the drab monotony of postwar london for australia. A town like alice the far country on the beach book. The far country is the story of a london girl who visits australia and meets a displaced doctor from czechoslavakia, in the unlikely location of a timber cutting area, and various adventures which, as in most of nevil shutes books, end up happily ever after. I picked it up at the library thinking it was an unusual topic for shute, but its themes revisit those encountered in an old captivity. I have to admit that as far as popular fiction goes, i prefer stuff that was written in the middle of the 20th centurylike nevil shute, graham greene, dick francisand so i found this story written by nevil shute in the early 1950s about life in australia and post war england to be a most enjoyable read. His novels are written in a simple, highly readable style, with clearly delineated plot lines.
Shute s works are always written in an easily readable style that appealed to all classes of readers. The far country by nevil shute goodreads share book. It is a love story and so of course love triumphs in the end. The action is set after world war ii in both england and back country australia, with plenty of interesting characters, scenery, and aussie dialect. See all books authored by nevil shute, including a town like alice, and on the beach, and more on. All these features are fully present in this book the far country. The far country by nevil shute norway penguin books australia. Shute s works are always written in an easily readable. The far country i first read this book many years ago and was delighted to find it was as good as i had remembered. The far country is peopled with the sane, competent and likable men and women who are the hallmark of a nevil shute novel. Written around the time when the author himself emigrated to australia, the far country presents england as a submerging country, badly suffering under the. Following his childhood passion, he entered the fledgling aircraft industry as an aeronautical engineer working to develop airships and, later, airplanes. To say the book is unputdownable is not really an exaggeration, because the book draws the reader to want to see how the plot and subplots will work out, and the informed and interesting detail which characterises nevil shute s books is fully present in this one. The far country mass market paperback published june 1971 by bailantine books 2nd printing, mass market paperback, 287 pages.
Download nevil shutes the far country for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. Download nevil shute s a town like alice for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. Radio dramatisation of what is, for me, one of shute s less satisfactory novels. Nevil shute is in my opinion a great storyteller, who has the gift of including a great deal of relevant and interesting detail of the localities, personalities and action in a story that is fully believable and really gripping, without any waste of words. The australian novels are individual hymns to that country, with subtle disparagement of the mores of the usa beyond the black stump and overt antipathy towards the postworld war ii socialist government of shute s native britain the far country and in the wet. In this novel, shute has some harsh things to say about the new british national health service, as well as the socialist labour government, themes he would later develop more fully in in the wet. The far country, by nevil shute project gutenberg canada. With warmth and understanding, and with his natural affection for the people he creates, the author brings to life his characters and the pioneer country. Nevil shute norway 17 january 1899 12 january 1960 was an english novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in australia. Download nevil shute s the far country for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. In common with all of his books, the far country is an easy and enjoyable read.
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