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The Beach (Alex Garland novel)

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Beach, The
Type
Novel
Language
English
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The Beach is a 1996 novel by English author Alex Garland. Set in Thailand, it is the story of a young backpacker's search for a legendary, idyllic and isolated beach untouched by tourism, and his time there in its small, international community of backpackers.

In 2000, it was adapted into a film directed by Danny Boyle and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, Tilda Swinton and Robert Carlyle. In 2003, the novel was listed on the BBC's survey The Big Read.

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Novel first published on October 14, 1996.

Last modified: 2020-11-13 (revision #42025)

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LibraryThing Work
5440
Wikidata Work ID
Q1197181

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