Audition Contributor(s): Murakami, Ryu (Author), McCarthy, Ralph (Translator) |
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ISBN: 039333841X ISBN-13: 9780393338416 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - General - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Thrillers - Espionage |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2009050459 |
Lexile Measure: 960 |
Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.58" W x 8.24" (0.35 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Murakami, Ryu: - 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.McCarthy, Ralph: - Ralph McCarthy's translations include Ryu Murakami's Audition, In the Miso Soup, Piercing, Sixty-Nine, and From The Fatherland, With Love. |