The Beach Dublin Literary Award Nominee for Shortlist (2002) a study of the fragility

a study of the fragility of illusion

Under the sultan's autocratic regime

It is the autumn term and Greer MacDonald is struggling to settle into the sixth form at the exclusive St

This 40th anniversary edition celebrates the enduring status of In Patagonia and includes a host of material from the archive to recreate the book’s genesis and publication

The past has also been called upon to explain the nature of our destiny in order both to strengthen the objectives of society and to reconcile us to our lot

The Beach Dublin Literary Award Nominee for Shortlist (2002) a study of the fragilityThe Khao San Road, Bangkokfirst stop on the backpacker trail. On Richard's first night there a fellow traveller slits his wrists, leaving Richard a map to "the Beach". The Beach is a legend among young travellers in Asia: white as 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