Alex Garland

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On Richard's first night at a backpackers' hostel in Bangkok, a mysterious traveller commits suicide leaving Richard a map to the beach. An idyllic secret island, the beach is a legend among young travellers. But paradise isn't always what it seems. A compulsive first novel by Alex Garland now a blockbuster film starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Richard.

‘Close your eyes … imagine idyllic white sands and coral gardens.’ Richard arrives in Thailand. He hears about ‘the beach’, a secret island. It is paradise on earth. He goes there, but paradise soon turns into hell…

‘Close your eyes … imagine idyllic white sands and coral gardens.’ Richard arrives in Thailand. He hears about ‘the beach’, a secret island. It is paradise on earth. He goes there, but paradise soon turns into hell.

A gripping adventure, and a fascinating jigsaw (The Times )Fresh, fast-paced, compulsive and clever (Nick Hornby )A white-knuckle ride into the heart of darkness (Sunday Times )Lord of the Flies and The Magus lurk at the roots of this novel, but Garl and reshapes them with panache into something terrifyingly new (Mail on Sunday )A mesmerising, knuckle-clenching read (Maxim )Winningly compulsive, brilliantly conceived (Q )Garlands prose is stunningly lucid. Addictive and compelling (Spectator )A highly confident debutthis incisive novel may well come to be regarded as a defining text in the history of imaginative travel writing (Daily Telegraph )Alex Garland is writing a brand new kind of adventure novel. His style is dangerously simple yet altogether captivating (Douglas Rushkoff )An exceptional first novelAn action novel that provokes subtle responses, The Beach takes in ideas about mans inevitable progress from noble savage to social breakdown (and) the related tradition of nature versus art (The Times Literary Supplement )Garland has written a powerful and frighteningly believable novel (Company )Precise and speedy prose, with good old-fashioned romantic adventure spiced up with deadpan authorial irony (Guardian ).

From the internationally-renowned author of The Beach, a gripping mystery and stylistic tour de force that delves into the subconscious mind, with brilliantly disturbing results. The brilliant mindmessing thriller from the author of 28 Days Later and The Beach A big success in its original editions, the paperback looks set to become an essential lead title in all summer reading promotions The award-winning illustrations from Nicholas Garland make this a beautiful and atmospheric book Massive advertising campaign across the Underground, national press and magazines to make The Coma an unmissable summer highlight