THE TESSERACT

By:
ALEX GARLAND
LITERARY ELEMENTS
 AUTHOR'S BIOGRAPHY

ALEX GARLAND
(May 26, 1970)
49 years old
 ALEX GARLAND

 Alexander Medawar Garland

 Born in London, England
 Nationality: British
 Graduated from University of Manchester (History
of Art)
 Wife: Paloma Baeza (Actress) (2 Childs)
 Mother: Caroline Medawar (Psychologists)
 Father: Nicholas Garland (Political Cartoonists)
 Famous: Novelists and Film Director
 He is also a Screenwriter and Producer
 Grandfather: Peter Medawar ( Nobel Prize-
winning biologist)
 FAMOUS NOVEL
 TheBeach (1996) - based upon
Garland's own travels across Europe and
Thailand.

 TheTesseract (1998) - a non-linear

narrative with several interwoven
characters set in Manila, Philippines.

 The Coma (2004)

 FILMS
 28days later (2002) – He wrote the
screenplay for Danny Boyle.
(Won a Best Screenplay honor at the 2004
Fangoria Chainsaw Award)

 Halo(2005) – He wrote a script for a film

adaptation. (Was paid $ 1 million)

 Sunshine (2005) – 2nd screenplay to be

directed by Danny Boyle.
 28 Weeks Later – serve as Executive Producer

 Never let me go (2010) – He also wrote the

screenplay

 Ex Machina (2014) – Made his Directorial

Debut (Feature film based on his own story
and screenplay)
(Won Jury Prize at the 2014 Gerardmer Film
Festival)
Annihilation (2018) – His 2nd
film based on Jeff Vandermeer’s
2014 science fiction novel of the
same name.
 VIDEO GAMES
 Enslaved: Odyssey to the West for
the Playstation 3

 Xbox 360
(Won a 2011 award from the Writer’s
Guild of Great Britain)

 DmC: Devil May Cry (2013) – served

as story supervisor on the game.
 ACHIEVEMENTS
Earned 3 BIFA Awards
Best Screenplay,
Best British Independent Film, and
Best Director

 Silver scream Award

 TFCA Award- Best First Feature