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The Beach

By Alex Garland
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Alex Garland's The Beach follows Richard, a gap-year student who, guided by the enigmatic Daffy, discovers a seemingly idyllic island paradise in Thailand. However, the island's beauty is overshadowed by drug use and violent fantasies inspired by Vietnam War films, turning Richard's dream escape into a haunting nightmare.
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Alex Garland's The Beach was published to immediate acclaim, and has since become a bestselling cult classic and a Hollywood blockbuster. Richard, a gap-year student, is introduced to a beautiful island by the mysterious Daffy. But with drugs and the glamorised violence of Vietnam War films haunting his perception of his Thai paradise, Richard soon finds the hideaway becomes a nightmare. A compulsive adrenaline rush, The Beach is an adventure you'll never forget.

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ISBN: 9780141037585

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 181.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 448

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Alex Garland Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

Date- 2013-08-06 All of the writers are bestselling authors and critically acclaimed. Alex Garland is the author of the novels The Beach and The Tesseract. In 2003 he wrote the screenplay for 28 Days Later.

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