Description

For fans worldwide of author Nevil Shute, The Divine Storyteller offers a new viewpoint on the novelist’s life during the years 1944 to 1955 and the ideas that shaped his widely popular books. Written as a series of imagined, present-tense conversations between Nevil Shute Norway and his friends and associates, The Divine Storyteller puts you in the same room, yacht, automobile, or airplane as the author and his companions. Shute’s approaches to theme, plot, and character development are portrayed against the backdrop of his active life as a war correspondent, a pilot adventurer, and an expatriate to Australia after World War II. Written with the greatest admiration for Shute, The Divine Storyteller is a must for long-time devotees or a quick introduction for new readers to the sources of the author’s work and thought. Shute helped a generation process the changing face of English society before and after World War II. He explored the post-war spectre of nuclear war in his novel On the Beach. The Divine Storyteller is a fast and satisfying read written with gratitude and respect for Nevil Shute and his important contributions to popular 20th century literature globally. It introduces a new generation to Shute’s major themes including the profound value of work well-done for its own sake. Shute is widely respected for his simple styling, writing clear and compelling stories about great deeds of courage and perseverance performed by ordinary people in peace and in war.