The ten best fictional holidays

At the Guardian, Kate Kellaway named the ten best fictional holidays.

One book on the list:The Beach
Alex Garland

“Beaucoup bad shit” is the catchphrase in this 1996 novel – and it’s something of an understatement. Richard hears of “the beach” when he’s given a map by a Scot on Khaosan Road, Bangkok. What follows is a grown-up, backpacking, Thai version of Golding’s Lord of the Flies, a story