Synopses & Reviews
Set in the great human maelstrom of Tokyo, Strangers is a thinking man's ghost story. When Harada, a jaded TV scriptwriter, runs into his long-dead parents one night, he enters the womb of a city whose living inhabitants have perhaps lost their souls. Can Harada save his?
Synopsis
A middle-aged scriptwriter starts to hang out with his parents--who have been dead for years; a thinking man's ghost story.
Synopsis
This book is a thinking man's ghost story in the vein of The Turn of the Screw, and its rich pathos should delight fans of King's warmer fare.
About the Author
Taichi Yamada, one of Japan's most successful scriptwriters, transformed the TV drama in his country and has authored several acclaimed novels. Strangers, a contemporary classic, is his English-language debut.