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  • Published: 2 August 2007
  • ISBN: 9780141941455
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 352

The Tesseract



The highly acclaimed second novel from the author of the cult hit, The Beach

In less than an hour, Sean has a meeting with a mestizo gangster. On the other side of town, Rosa listens for her husband’s car, and thirteen-year-old Vincente is watching for the man who pays money for street-kids’ dreams. Tonight, these disparate lives will violently collide . . .

  • Published: 2 August 2007
  • ISBN: 9780141941455
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 352

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Praise for The Tesseract

Astonishing . . . A brilliantly structured, surprisingly compassionate novel, disguised as an exotic, speedy thriller

Mail on Sunday

Proves defiantly that Garland is far from a one-hit wonder

Time Out

A powerful narrative drive, exotic locations that unfold like a corrupt and mysterious flower, and a moody intelligence that holds everything together

J.G. Ballard