Book description
Since the death of his wife seven years ago, documentary maker Aoyama
has not dated anyone else. Now even his teenage son, Shige, thinks that
he should remarry and his best friend Yoshikawa comes up with a plan: to
hold fake film auditions from which, he can choose a new bride. Of the
thousands who apply, it is a beautiful ballerina, Yamasaki Asami, who
captivates Aoyama. Infatuated by her fragile nature and nervous smile,
he ignores his increasing sense of unease, putting aside his doubts
about his new love, until it may be too late & In Audition, Ryu
Murakami delivers his most subtly disturbing novel yet, confirming him
as Japan s master of the psycho-thriller. Since the death of his wife
seven years ago, documentary maker Aoyama has not dated anyone else. Now
even his teenage son, Shige, thinks that he should remarry and his best
friend Yoshikawa comes up with a plan: to hold fake film auditions from
which, he can choose a new bride. Of the thousands who apply, it is a
beautiful ballerina, Yamasaki Asami, who captivates Aoyama. Infatuated
by her fragile nature and nervous smile, he ignores his increasing sense
of unease, putting aside his doubts about his new love, until it may be
too late & In Audition, Ryu Murakami delivers his most subtly
disturbing novel yet, confirming him as Japan s master of the
psycho-thriller.
