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'''Nevil Shute''' (pseudonym of ''Nevil Shute Norway'') (1899-1990) is best known as a popular novelist; he was also an aviation engineer (who worked on the design of the airship R100 as deputy to [[Barnes Wallis]]) and business executive, themes which figure in many of his books.  

'''Nevil Shute''' (pseudonym of ''Nevil Shute Norway'') (1899-1990) is best known as a popular novelist; he was also an aviation engineer (who worked on the design of the airship R100 as deputy to [[Barnes Wallis]]) and business executive, themes which figure in many of his books.  

He wrote over twenty novels, notably ''A Town Like Alice''<ref>published in the U. S. as ''The Legacy''</ref>, ''The Trustee from the Toolroom,'' ''The Chequer Board,'' and ''On the Beach.''

He wrote over twenty novels, notably ''A Town Like Alice'',<ref>published in the U. S. as ''The Legacy''</ref> ''The Trustee from the Toolroom,'' ''The Chequer Board,'' and ''On the Beach.''

His novels often feature ordinary people upon whose shoulders falls a task, burden, or quest. In an understated way, capitalism and private enterprise are depicted as sources of moral good. For example, the framing story of ''A Town Like Alice'' describes how a woman uses a small legacy to start a small but growing business which helps to transform a dingy, depressing town into a town like Alice Springs.

His novels often feature ordinary people upon whose shoulders falls a task, burden, or quest. In an understated way, capitalism and private enterprise are depicted as sources of moral good. For example, the framing story of ''A Town Like Alice'' describes how a woman uses a small legacy to start a small but growing business which helps to transform a dingy, depressing town into a town like Alice Springs.

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