Alex Garland is een Britse romanschrijver en scenarioschrijver, bekend om zijn scherpe verkenningen van de menselijke psyche en moderne technologie. Zijn werken duiken vaak in complexe ethische vragen die voortkomen uit wetenschappelijke vooruitgang en onze interactie met de wereld. Garland staat bekend om zijn rauwe, sfeervolle stijl die lezers onderdompelt in spannende en tot nadenken stemmende verhalen. Zijn scripts en romans behandelen vaak thema's als isolatie, identiteit en de impact van het onbekende op de menselijke natuur.
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...
On Richard's first night at a backpackers' hostel in Bangkok, a mysterious traveller commits suicide leaving Richard a map to the beach. An idyllic secret island, the beach is a legend among young travellers. But paradise isn't always what it seems.A compulsive first novel by Alex Garland now a blockbuster film starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Richard.Penguin Readers: Level 6
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
What would happen if you took some of Britain's best writing talent, put them on a plane and flew them to one of the most extraordinary and inaccessible places on the planet? schovat popis
Set over three hours during one night in Manila, this novel intertwines three stories: the shady dealings of gangsters, the tautly and emotionally drawn tale of a Phillipino family and the violent lives of a gang of street kids, until their different lives collide in a shattering finale.
PRE-PRODUCTION SCREENPLAY, COMPLETE GRAPHIC NOVEL ADAPTATION AND CONCEPT VISUALS BEHIND THE #1 FILM.
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.
