The Comfort of Strangers
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The Comfort of Strangers is a dark, psychologically intense novel by Ian McEwan that explores themes of obsession, control, and violence through a disturbing encounter between a vacationing couple and a mysterious local couple in an unnamed city.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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novel ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Comfort of Strangers (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ian McEwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationActor |
Christopher Walken
NERFINISHED
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Helen Mirren NERFINISHED ⓘ Natasha Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rupert Everett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Paul Schrader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationScreenwriter | Harold Pinter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Child in Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-224-01963-5 ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Caroline
NERFINISHED
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Colin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | adult fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark and disturbing atmosphere
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early example of Ian McEwan’s "Ian Macabre" phase ⓘ exploration of eroticized violence ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 134 ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Cement Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | unnamed city resembling Venice ⓘ |
| style |
psychologically intense tone
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spare prose ⓘ |
| theme |
control
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dependency ⓘ gender roles ⓘ obsession ⓘ power dynamics in relationships ⓘ sexual sadism ⓘ violence ⓘ voyeurism ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
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