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Nevil Shute Norway (17 January 1899 – 12 January 1960) was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia.
Nevil Shute (born January 17, 1899, Ealing, Middlesex, England—died January 12, 1960, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) was an English-born novelist who showed a special talent for weaving his technical knowledge of engineering into the texture of his fictional narrative.
An English novelist who later spent much of his time in Australia, the author Nevil Shute Norway, or simply Nevil Shute as he went by his pen-name, was primarily known for his books that tackled everyday issues such as work, race and social-barriers.
Nevil Shute has 85 books on Goodreads with 275638 ratings. Nevil Shute’s most popular book is A Town Like Alice.
Learn about the life and works of Nevil Shute, a prolific and influential British novelist and engineer. Explore his autobiography, biographies by others, photo timeline, oral histories and more.
Learn about the 24 novels and an autobiography written by Nevil Shute, a British author of adventure, science fiction and social commentary. Find book reviews, synopses, translations, artwork and more on this site.
Few people may be aware of the multifaceted life of Nevil S Norway, better known as Nevil Shute, a popular novelist of the latter half of the last century. Born on 17 January 1899 in Ealing, a suburb to the west of London, Nevil Shute Norway was the younger son of Arthur Norway and his wife Mary (nee Gadsden).
