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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38739360 Title: The beach Author: Alex Garland Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 1998. ISBN/ISSN: 1573226521 : 9781573226523 OCLC:38739360

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The beach

Author:	Alex Garland
Publisher:	New York : Riverhead Books, 1998.
Edition/Format:	Book : Fiction : English : 1st Riverhead trade pbk. edView all editions and formats
Summary:	A young backpacker in Thailand searching for something different learns of the existence of an idyllic island which is not even on the map. The novel describes his jungle journey to reach the island where he discovers a secret commune of international drifters living off fish and pot. The man's arrival coincides with growing tension between factions, leading to the commune's violent demise. A first novel.
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Genre/Form:	Adventure fiction.
Material Type:	Fiction
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Alex Garland Find more information about:
ISBN:	1573226521 : 9781573226523
OCLC Number:	38739360
Description:	436 p. ; 21 cm.
Responsibility:	Alex Garland.

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A young backpacker in Thailand searching for something different learns of the existence of an idyllic island which is not even on the map. The novel describes his jungle journey to reach the island where he discovers a secret commune of international drifters living off fish and pot. The man's arrival coincides with growing tension between factions, leading to the commune's violent demise. A first novel.

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