Nevil Shute Norway

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Nevil Shute Norway was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer best known for works such as "A Town Like Alice" and "On the Beach."

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instanceOf aeronautical engineer
human
novelist
alsoKnownAs Nevil Shute
conflictParticipatedIn World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
employer Airship Guarantee Company
Vickers Ltd
linked to: Vickers-Armstrongs

de Havilland Aircraft Company
familyName Norway
fieldOfWork aeronautical engineering
fiction writing
founded Airspeed Ltd
genre fiction
novel
post-apocalyptic fiction
givenName Nevil
hasAdaptation film adaptation of A Town Like Alice
film adaptation of On the Beach
television adaptation of A Town Like Alice
influencedBy his experience in aviation industry
his wartime service
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryService British Army
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
name Nevil Shute Norway
notableProject R100 airship
notableTheme effects of war on civilians
ordinary people in extreme situations
notableWork A Town Like Alice
No Highway
On the Beach
Pied Piper
Requiem for a Wren
The Chequer Board
Trustee from the Toolroom
occupation aeronautical engineer
novelist
placeOfActivity Australia
United Kingdom
positionHeld managing director of Airspeed Ltd
workLocation Australia
England
writingPeriod 20th century

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Nevil Shute birthName Nevil Shute Norway
Nevil Shute alsoKnownAs Nevil Shute Norway
Julian Osborn workAuthor Nevil Shute Norway
Airspeed Ltd hasKeyPerson Nevil Shute Norway
Nevil Shute Norway name Nevil Shute Norway