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The Beach

The Beach( )
Author: Garland, Alex
ISBN:978-0-241-95237-5
Publication Date:Jul 2011
Publisher:Penguin Books, Limited
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $22.99
Book Description:

THE CLASSIC STORY OF PARADISE FOUND - AND LOST. Richard lands in East Asia in search of an earthly utopia. In Thailand, he is given a map promising an unknown island, a secluded beach - and a new way of life. What Richard finds when he gets there is breathtaking- more extraordinary, more frightening than his wildest dreams. But how long can paradise survive here on Earth? And what lengths will Richard go to in order to save it? 'A WHITE-KNUCKLE RIDE INTO THE HEART OF...
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Book Details
Pages:442
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Action & Adventure
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):12.9 x 19.8 x 2.7 cm
Book Weight:0.315 Kilograms
Author Biography
Garland, Alex (Author)
Born in London in 1970, Alex Garland published his first novel, The Beach, when he was 26. Set among a group of backpackers in Southeast Asia, The Beach is a fast-paced and suspenseful thriller that has been called the first serious Generation X novel. Like The Lord of the Flies, to which it has sometimes been compared, The Beach deals with a dark side of humanity, revealed when the characters find themselves set apart from civilization.

Garland's second novel, The Tesseract, was published in 1998 and is also set in Southeast Asia, this time in the Philippines. The Tesseract follows the lives of several different characters during one night in Manila, with the different stories all coming together to meet in an explosive ending.

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