The Comfort of Strangers

by Ian McEwan · first published 1981

The Comfort of Strangers is a 1981 novel by British writer Ian McEwan. It is his second novel, and is set in an unnamed city (though the detailed description strongly suggests Venice). Harold Pinter adapted it as a screenplay for a film directed by Paul Schrader in 1990 (The Comfort of Strangers), which starred Rupert Everett, Christopher Walken, Helen Mirren and Natasha Richardson. The film is set in Venice.

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Original language:

English

Reader rating:

★ 3.3 / 5 (3 on Open Library)

Year page:

1981