by Alex Garland · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140270051
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In 'The Beach', Richard, a young backpacker, arrives in Bangkok in search of adventure and unique experiences. In a seedy hotel, he meets a disturbed traveler who tells him about a secret island, a hidden paradise in a Thai marine park. The next day, Richard finds a map on his door and the man who left it, dead. The temptation is irresistible and he embarks on a dangerous journey in search of that Shangri-La, a place that promises to be the last Eden on Earth. However, he will soon discover that this paradise has a price and that utopia can turn into a nightmare.
Alexander Medawar Garland is an English author and filmmaker. He rose to prominence with his novel The Beach (1996). He received praise for writing the Danny Boyle films 28 Days Later (2002) and its sequel, 28 Years Later (2025), and Sunshine (2007), as well as Never Let Me Go (2010) and Dredd (2012). In video games, he co-wrote Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (2010) and was a story supervisor on DmC: Devil May Cry (2013).
