Alex Garland Libri

A Manila oggi tre personaggi seguono l'inevitabile corso dei loro destini. Sean, un ragazzo inglese che sta giocando una partita troppo grande per lui, una partita che lo portarà alla definitiva resa dei conti con il boss locale, don Pepe. Rosa, una madre che cerca di proteggere il fragile figlio Raphael dalle durezze della vita. Alfredo, uno psicologo che raccoglie sogni e confessioni dei ragazzi di strada alla ricerca di una traccia che possa spiegare l'inspiegabile crudeltà delle loro vite. Tre esistenze diverse destinate, in un precipitare di eventi, a incontrarsi e collidere.

Set against the backdrop of a dying sun, a crew of eight men and women embarks on a desperate mission aboard a spaceship to revive their star. Armed with a life-giving device, they venture into the unknown, but as they drift further from Earth and lose communication, their mission begins to falter. Tensions rise, leading to a struggle not just for survival, but for their mental stability as they confront the isolation and challenges of space.

Richard arrives in Thailand. He hears about 'the beach', a secret island. It is paradise on earth. He goes there but paradise soon turns to hell...

Richard, backpacking around the globe in the great tradition of cheap travel, finds himself bedding down in Khao San Road, Bangkok. But his chance to rest briefly is suddenly and irrevocably destroyed when a perfect stranger called Mister Duck is killed in the room next door. Mister Duck had a secret - now it's Richard's. Armed with a map - and a name of great mystery and legend that possesses a simple majesty: Beach - our protagonist goes in search of a traveller's dream, a place where there are lots of drugs and a tolerant society that works together to maintain a life of inner peace and tranquillity. Only a select few will make it to the blissful seclusion of the Beach (Mister Duck, for one, has died) but in the great tradition of travelling bravado, or sheer stupidity, Richard decides to give it a go . . .

From the internationally-renowned author of The Beach, a gripping mystery and stylistic tour de force that delves into the subconscious mind, with brilliantly disturbing results. The brilliant mindmessing thriller from the author of 28 Days Later and The Beach A big success in its original editions, the paperback looks set to become an essential lead title in all summer reading promotions The award-winning illustrations from Nicholas Garland make this a beautiful and atmospheric book Massive advertising campaign across the Underground, national press and magazines to make The Coma an unmissable summer highlight

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Following on from the success of his thriller, Ex Machina, Alex Garland returns to cerebral sci-fi with his adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer's cult novel - a tale of a biologist attempting to uncover the mystery of her husband's disappearance into a restricted zone. What she and her fellow scientists discover is a world populated by mysterious life forms that might offer answers, but which exposes them to madness and death. Beside the screenplay, the book also includes 20 pages of behind-the-scenes photos.

Britský deník Daily Telegraph pozval sedm rozdílných anglických autorů na jeden víkend do Súdánu, „aby se osobně angažovali ve válce, která byla do té doby mimo jejich dosah...“ Každý z autorů je mistrem svého žánru – a každý z nich musel vykročit ze svého odlišného, nicméně podobně výlučného světa. Irvine Welsh, znalec drogové subkultury Edinburghu; Alex Garland, nonkonformní autor dobrodružných románů; Victoria Glendinningová, autorka zachycující životy z jiných století; Andrew O’Hagan, pronikavý kronikář současných životů; Bill Deedes, který je již 70 let novinářem, psal poprvé v životě beletrii; a Tony Hawks se pokoušel složit se súdánskými domorodci píseň. Pouze Giles Foden se skupinou necestoval. Jeho příspěvek, o který jsme požádali až později, jelikož jeho zkušenosti z Afriky dodaly knize další rozměr, byl napsán před hrozivými událostmi 11. září.