The Tesseract (novel)
1998 novel by Alex Garland
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The Tesseract is a novel by Alex Garland. It was initially published by Viking Press in 1998.[1][2]
AuthorAlex Garland
LanguageEnglish
PublisherViking Press (UK)
Riverhead Books (US)
Riverhead Books (US)
Publicationdate1998 (UK), 1999 (US)
First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Alex Garland |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Viking Press (UK) Riverhead Books (US) |
| Publication date | 1998 (UK), 1999 (US) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 226 |
| ISBN | 0-670-87016-1 |
| OCLC | 40360022 |
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.
