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The novel takes place in the summer on Long Island. An amazing monster - a huge shark - begins to devour people. The fascinating intrigue of the fight against a marine predator is adjacent to the description of typical American life.

The novel by Peter Benchley, which appeared in the 70s of the XX century, immediately gained extraordinary popularity among readers and became a cult book. Inspired by the plot of the novel, the young, then unknown film director Steven Spielberg created his masterpiece - the horror film Jaws, which opened a new era in the development of cinema. The book has been repeatedly reprinted in thousands of copies in different languages.