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Nevil Shute

Zach Poucher
Nevil “Shute” Norway was born on January 17,1899 as the son of
Arthur Hamilton Norway, a writer of travel books, in Ealing, Middlesex,
England (Locker 396). Nevil Norway spent his early years during the early
parts of the Sinn Fein Rebellion, where he helped served with the Red Cross.
He later served as a soldier in France during World War I. After the
war's end in 1918, he returned home and went to Oxford to finish his
studies (Kunitz 1034). He had gained an interest in engineering and
aeronautics after being influenced through the many years of war. He also
had a craving for writing and describing things on paper, which would later
help him in his studies, engineering ...

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Aviator in 1928 (Kunitz
and Haycraft 1034). During this time he began to write under the Christian
name Nevil Shute, because he feared that his reputation as a fiction writer
would hinder his engineering career (Internet). Through the next many
years, up until World War II, Nevil Shute published many more books. Shute
then moved to Australia in 1949, to concentrate on his writings. During
his years through both world Wars, his experiences greatly influenced his
writings. His statement, ”…to write something which could make me forget
that there was such a thing as war,” demonstrates how much the wars'
actions and aftermath reflected upon him (Shute, An Old Captivity). Nevil
Shute is a Contemporary Arthur in the Twentieth Century who distinguishes
his writings by his realistic adventures and detailed descriptions of
modern society and their lifestyles. His settings combined with his
imagination creates a truly unique type of literature that relates to many
readers and ...

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Added: 6/30/2004 02:03:45 PM
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