The Beach

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 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 SUMMARY: Alex Garland's The Beach was published to immediate acclaim, and has since become a bestselling cult classic and a Hollywood blockbuster. Richard, a gap-year student, is introduced to a beautiful island by the mysterious Daffy. But with drugs and the glamorized violence of Vietnam War films haunting his perception of his Thai paradise, Richard soon finds the hideaway becomes a nightmare. A compulsive adrenaline rush, The Beach is an adventure you'll never forget. Een jonge reiziger komt met zijn metgezellen terecht op een verborgen, paradijselijk Thais eiland, dat langzaam aan verandert in een nachtmerrie. The first I heard of the beach was in Bangkok, on the Ko Sanh Road.