The Strangers by Naomi Alderman review – where has this odd new species come from?

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What happened

A bereavement memoir mingles with speculative fiction, in a wise and ragged examination of grief from the author of The Power In his Remarks on Frazer’s Golden Bough, Ludwig Wittgenstein alludes to an incident that followed the death of Franz Schubert.

Key facts

  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:00:41 UTC.

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