Audition

By Ryū Murakami

Book Overview

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 r sum s 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039333841X
• ISBN13: 9780393338416
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Dark

The movie takes some liberties, but if you want the authentic piece, here you have it. It's engrossing, disturbing, wickedly written. I highly recommend it.