The Beach
by Garland, Alex
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
The Beach, Garland, Alex. Published by Riverhead Books, New York 1997. First US Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 371pp. Quarter black cloth over purple embossed boards, purple gilt spine titles, black endpapers. In fine condition without marks, tears of folds housed in a likewise fine unclipped dustjacket. The Beach was Garland's first novel and attained a bit of a cult status. "Spellbinding and hallucinogenic". It was made into a film in 2000 under the same title, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Danny Boyle.
Synopsis
Late at night in a seedy hotel, Richard is drawn into a strange conversation with a fellow guest. Through a narrow strip of mosquito netting he hears for the first time of a secret beach, and island Garden of Eden hidden somewhere in the scattered islands of a Thai marine park. The next morning, Richard finds a map pinned to his door, and the man who put it there has slashed his wrists. The challenge is irresistible, and Richard sets off on a perilous journey in search of Shangri-La.
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- Title
- The Beach
- Author
- Garland, Alex
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- Used
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- Hardcover
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