The Tesseract (novel)

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The Tesseract
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First edition (UK)
Author Alex Garland
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Viking Press (UK)
Riverhead Books (US)
Publication date
1998 (UK), 1999 (US)
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages226
ISBN 0-670-87016-1
OCLC 40360022

The Tesseract is a novel by Alex Garland. It was initially published by Viking Press in 1998. [1] [2]

Contents

Overview

The story intertwines the lives of Manila gangsters, mothers and street children. The novel chronicles numerous characters in non-linear storylines and explores themes of love, fate, violence, power, and choices.

Adaptation

The book was adapted into a film, The Tesseract , which changed the setting to Bangkok. It was directed by Oxide Pang and starred Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Saskia Reeves.

References

  1. "The Tesseract by Alex Garland". Goodreads . goodreads.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  2. KAKUTANI, MICHIKO (16 February 1999). "3 Story Lines and a 4th Dimension". The New York Times . Retrieved 2 November 2016.