Strangers in Another Country

Set in London and Stockholm in the late 1960s, these four stories are driven more by characters than by action. The protagonists face social, economic, and existential problems. David frets about discrimination in the workplace but is rude and vain during a dispute with his girlfriend. Charlie is a poet suffering from the blues and disillusioned with life. By chance, Charlie meets a new male friend who promises to set him up with a date. Binky has romantic notions of women and love from Hol...