description: The Khao San Road, Bangkok - first 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 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 movies, a trek into the unknown Thai territory is irresistible. He was looking for adventure. Now he's found it.
language: English
title: The Beach
titlecomplete: The Beach
genres: Fiction, Adventure, Asia, Mystery, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Classics, Novels, Travel, Contemporary
ratings_count: 85245
places: Thailand, Bangkok
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Betty Trask Award
publisher: Penguin