The Tesseract (novel)
The Tesseract is a novel by Alex Garland. It was initially published by Viking Press in 1998.[1][2]
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Alex Garland |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Viking Press (UK) Riverhead Books (US) |
Publication date | 1998 (UK), 1999 (US) |
| 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. It is Garland's second novel.
The term 'tesseract' is used for the three-dimensional net of the four-dimensional hypercube rather than the hypercube itself. It is a metaphor for the characters' inability to understand the causes behind the events which shape their lives: they can only visualize the superficial world they inhabit.
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
- "The Tesseract by Alex Garland". Goodreads. goodreads.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- KAKUTANI, MICHIKO (February 16, 1999). "3 Story Lines and a 4th Dimension". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 2 November 2016.