Title: Audition - Hardcover

Ryu Murakami

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0747589488 ISBN 13: 9780747589488

Publisher: Bloomsbury, 2009

Synopsis

Book by Ryu Murakami

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About the Author

Ryu Murakami is the best-selling author of more than a dozen novels and the winner of Japan’s prestigious literary award, the Akutagawa Prize. Many of his novels have been made into movies, including Audition. He lives in Japan.

From Publishers Weekly

Seven years after his wife's death, Aoyama, the protagonist of popular Japanese author Murakami's dud chiller, is ready to get on with his life. Aoyama has a strong relationship with his son, Shinge, but the successful businessman needs more than a teenage son to keep him company. So he turns to his friend, Yoshikawa, and the two hatch a plan to hold auditions for a fake movie where the actresses will really be interviewing to date Aoyama. Enter Yamasaki Asami, a former ballet dancer who wants to star in the fake film. Aoyama's smitten, even after it becomes clear that Asami's at least a little crazy. Unfortunately, none of this adds up to a suspenseful story, and the big finale is more uncomfortable than frightening. Murakami's work has what could be a fascinating set of characters, but the uneven pacing and ineffective dialogue provide the only hint of horror the book has to offer. (June)
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Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747589488
• ISBN 13: 9780747589488
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200