Saturday, January 12, 2013

Ian McEwan's THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS (1981)



Ian McEwan's novella is actually anything but comfort. It is a shocking psychological novel which nestles into one's mind and stirs up questions. 

Read a review by John Leonard here

  
 Here you can also find a series of reflections on the novella.

The Comfort of Strangers  was adapted into a film in 1990 by Paul Schrader, the screenplay written by Harold Pinter.It was starred by  Natasha Richardson, Christopher Walken, Rupert Everett and Helen Mirren.



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