ALEX GARLAND - The Beach

London England, Penguin Books, 1997. Reprint, Binding: Softcover, Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 0140270051 Paperback Slight foxing to edge. The Khao San Road, Bangkok - first stop on the backpacker trail. On Richard's first night there a fellow traveller slits his writst, leaving Richard a map to 'the Beach'. The Beach is a legend among young travellers in Asia; white sands circling a lagoon hidden from the sea, coral gardens and freshwater falls surrounded by jungle. In this earthly paradise, it is rumoured, a select community lives in blissful innocence. For Richard, haunted by the glamour of Vietnam war movies, a trek into unknown Thai territory is irresistible. He was looking for adventure. Now he's found it.illustrated.