This is a modern Japanese ghost story with a twist which has a twist on its twist. It’s beautifully written, quite gentle – romantic – not scary, hypnotic, lyrical and highly recommended.
Comparison: Haruki Murakami, Ben Sherwood, Alice Hoffman.
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TV scriptwriter, Harada returns one night to the dilapidated downtown district of Tokyo where he grew up. At the theatre, he meets a likable man who looks exactly like his long-dead father. And so begins Harada's ordeal, as he's thrust into a reality where his parents appear to be alive at the exact age they had been when they had died.
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
TV scriptwriter, Harada returns one night to the dilapidated downtown district of Tokyo where he grew up. At the theatre, he meets a likable man who looks exactly like his long-dead father.
Strangers features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, General Fiction, Fiction
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Strangers was written by Taichi Yamada and published by Faber & Faber
Strangers has 208 pages
