Preloved - Used & Recycled Media The Tesseract, the second novel by British author Alex Garland, first published in 1998. The novel is a non-linear narrative set in Manila, Philippines, intertwining the lives of various characters, including a street kid, a middle-class family, and a gangster.
Book Information
Author: Alex Garland
Original Publication Date: 1998
Setting: Manila, Philippines
Genre: Fiction, Literature
Synopsis: The story follows three separate groups of people in Manila whose lives violently collide over a single night: an Englishman meeting a notorious gangster, a mother waiting for her husband, and two street children. It explores themes of love, violence, and the repercussions of seemingly minor actions.
Film Adaptation: The novel was adapted into a film in 2003, directed by Oxide Pang.