num_pages: 128
description: An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found hereSet in Venice, two unsuspecting tourists, Colin and Mary, are vulnerable prey for those who know their way around. When searching for a restaurant, the couple encounters a polite man called Robert, who offers help, and then they enjoy a night of story telling and drinking. Yet somehow they will meet him again and become drawn into a fantasy of violence and obsession.
language: English
title: The Comfort of Strangers
titlecomplete: The Comfort of Strangers
genres: Fiction, Italy, Thriller, British Literature, Literature, Novels, Contemporary, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Suspense
ratings_count: 17792
places: Venice, London, England
awards: awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Booker Prize
publisher: PICADOR