Audition

by Ryu Murakami

Ralph McCarthy (Translator)

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In this gloriously over-the-top tale, Aoyama, a widower who has lived alone with his son ever since his wife died seven years before, finally decides it is time to remarry. Since Aoyama is a bit rusty when it comes to dating, a filmmaker friend proposes that, in order to attract the perfect wife, they do a casting call for a movie they don’t intend to produce. As the résumés pile up, only one of the applicants catches Aoyama’s attention—Yamasaki Asami—a striking young former ballerina with a mysterious past. Blinded by his instant and total infatuation, Aoyama is too late in discovering that she is a far cry from the innocent young woman he imagines her to be. The novel’s fast-paced, thriller conclusion doesn’t spare the reader as Yamasaki takes off her angelic mask and reveals what lies beneath.

  • ISBN10 039333841X
  • ISBN13 9780393338416
  • Publish Date 14 May 2010 (first published 5 January 2009)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint WW Norton & Co
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 192
  • Language English