Nevil Shute
January 17, 1899 – January 12, 1960
Countries:
Australia
Place of Birth:
Ealing, Middlesex, England
Place of Death:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nevil Shute Norway (17 January 1899 – 12 January 1960) was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia. He used his full name in his engineering career and Nevil Shute as his pen name to protect his engineering career from any potential negative publicity in connection with his novels, which included On the Beach and A Town Like Alice.