The Beach (novel) The Beach (novel) The Beach is a 1996 novel by English author Alex Garland. Set in Thailand, it is the story of a young backpacker's search for a legendary, idyllic and isolated beach untouched by tourism, and his time there in its small, international community of backpackers. In 2000, it was adapted into a film directed by Danny Boyle and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. In 2003, the novel was listed on the BBC's survey The Big Read. In a cheap hotel on the Khao San Road in Bangkok, Richard, a young American backpacker, meets a mentally disturbed Scotsman going by the
The Notebook (novel) irrationally their love will take them away together. The novel was adapted into a popular film of the same name, in 2004. The Indian Bollywood film, "Zindagi Tere Naam," starring Mithun Chakraborty, is also based on it. A Bengali film, "Niyoti," was inspired by The Notebook. A television series based on the novel is also being developed by writer Todd Graff, who will also exec produce along with Sparks and Theresa Park for the Warner Bros. Television and Nicholas Sparks Productions. The Notebook (novel) The Notebook is a 1996 romantic novel by American novelist Nicholas Sparks, The novel was later