Audition

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A gripping novel about a woman facing one or two defining performances, exploring the complex connections we share with those closest to us. Set against a backdrop of a chance meeting in Manhattan, it delves into identity and the roles we inhabit.

An intense exploration of relationships, identity, and the masks we wear in everyday life.

In this compelling and carefully crafted story, two people cross paths over lunch in a New York restaurant. She is a seasoned actress preparing for a major premiere, while he is a young, enigmatic man-young enough to be her son.

Their relationship is mysterious: who is he to her, and what role does she play in his life? As the narrative unfolds through two competing perspectives, it challenges our assumptions about the roles we take on-whether as partner, parent, creator, or muse.

This hypnotic and taut novel reveals the hidden truths behind every performance, especially those we think are known best by our closest companions. Katie Kitamura delivers a masterful work that is both unsettling and captivating.

Praised as “slick, sharp, strange and singular” by Booker Prize winner Samantha Harvey and described by Barack Obama as “a quiet novel about the ways we hide our true selves from others-and ourselves,” Audition stands as a remarkable literary achievement.

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