Strangers
by Taichi Yamada
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Author: Taichi YamadaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-01-20
ISBN: 0571224369
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Faber & Faber
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Book Review: 4.5 stars
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was very atmospheric. I found myself thinking about it long after reading the novel, and the story somewhat reminded me of an M. Night Shyamalan movie. Harada lives in a building on a very busy street in Tokyo. However, most of the units in the building have been converted to office space and, consequently, there are only two tenants there after hours. He's a little spooked by the quietness in the building at night but chalks it up to being recently divorced and unused to being alone.
One night he decides to go to his hometown where he meets a couple who are the spitting image of his long-dead parents. He keeps going back to see them to try to determine who they really are. There are other strange happenings in his life that I won't spoil for you here.
It's a short book that can be read in a few hours, and I encourage anyone interested in world literature to read it. The `quiet suspense' of the novel impressed me and made me want to read more by this author.
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