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The Beach

The Beach

by Alex Garland

2000BeachesFictionLiteratureModern fictionTravelers
3.5
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First lines

The first I heard of the beach was in Bangkok, on the Ko Sanh Road.

About this book

Een jonge reiziger komt met zijn metgezellen terecht op een verborgen, paradijselijk Thais eiland, dat langzaam aan verandert in een nachtmerrie.

Themes & subjects

BeachesFictionLiteratureModern fictionTravelersEden
First published 2000

Setting

Southeast AsiaThailand

About the author

Alex Garland

1970

Author

Alex Garland

First published

2000

Pages

448

Read time

≈ 11h

Editions

46

Languages

English, German, Spanish

Publisher

Penguin Books, Limited

ISBN

9789025422424

Where to buy

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