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The Comfort of Strangers
Original Title:The Comfort of Strangers
Author:Ian McEwan ⓘ
Booker Prize shortlist (1981)
The Comfort of Strangers

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    Who is this book for?

    • 喜歡心理懸疑、氣氛緊繃的短篇小說的讀者
    • 想認識伊恩・麥克尤恩早期作品的人
    • 對權力、性別與慾望之間關係感興趣的讀者
    • 喜歡在讀完後重新回想每個細節的人

    Who is the author?

    • 伊恩・麥克尤恩 (Ian McEwan),1948 年生於英國,當代英國最重要的小說家之一
    • 他早期的作品以陰暗、令人不安的題材聞名,被媒體稱為「恐怖伊恩」;後來的《贖罪》《阿姆斯特丹》等作品讓他享譽國際,並以《阿姆斯特丹》獲得 1998 年布克獎
    • 本書英文原名 The Comfort of Strangers,1981 年出版,入圍當年布克獎決選
    • 1990 年改編成電影,由保羅・許瑞德執導、諾貝爾獎得主哈洛・品特編劇;中文版書名《陌生人的慰藉》

    Other BooksAtonement《贖罪》(2001);Amsterdam《阿姆斯特丹》(1998);On Chesil Beach《卻西爾海灘上》(2007);The Cement Garden《水泥花園》(1978)

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