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The Tesseract

by Alex Garland
RM30.00 MYR Now RM23.00 MYR Save 23%
The Tesseract
The Tesseract

Intense Manila night: lives collide in darkness.

If you found "The Beach" by Alex Garland thrilling, "The Tesseract" offers a similar rush, setting its gripping narrative in Manila's dark underbelly. You'll be quickly drawn into the interconnected stories of characters from different facets of life—gangsters, a family, street children—as they converge in a dramatic climax. It promises to keep you hooked, turning each page until the very end, and might leave you contemplating the complexities of fate and human connection.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Tesseract

by Alex Garland
RM30.00 MYR Now RM23.00 MYR Save 23%
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ISBN: 9780140258424
Author: Alex Garland
Publisher: Penguin
Date of Publication: 1999-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Contemporary, Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Related Topics: Mystery, Asian Literature, Thriller, Crime
Goodreads rating: 3.23
(rated by 6664 readers)

Description

Gripping from the first pages, Garland's new novel is set over three hours during one night in Manila. With the pace and suspense of "The Beach", this novel intertwines the shady dealings of gangsters, the tautly and emotionally drawn tale of a Filipino family, and the violent lives of a gang of street kids, until their different lives collide in a shattering finale. It is beautifully written and unputdownable. 'Is Alex Garland the new Graham Greene? After "The Tesseract" the question needs to be asked ...a powerful narrative drive, exotic locations that unfold like a corrupt and mysterious flower, and a moody intelligence that holds everything together' - JG Ballard.
 

Intense Manila night: lives collide in darkness.

If you found "The Beach" by Alex Garland thrilling, "The Tesseract" offers a similar rush, setting its gripping narrative in Manila's dark underbelly. You'll be quickly drawn into the interconnected stories of characters from different facets of life—gangsters, a family, street children—as they converge in a dramatic climax. It promises to keep you hooked, turning each page until the very end, and might leave you contemplating the complexities of fate and human connection.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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