Audition: A Novel

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Audition: A Novel – A Riveting Psychological Drama by Katie Kitamura

🎭 One Woman. One Performance. Two Realities.

From the acclaimed author of Intimacies and A Separation, Katie Kitamura returns with Audition, a gripping literary novel that blurs the lines between identity, performance, and the roles we play in our relationships.

A Story of Love, Deception & the Masks We Wear

🍷 Two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She is a renowned actress, preparing for an upcoming premiere. He is young, intriguing, and unsettling—young enough to be her son.

🔍 Who is he to her? And who is she to him? As their conversation unfolds, two parallel narratives emerge, each reshaping our understanding of love, art, power, and identity.

🎭 Audition explores the blurred lines between life and performance, delving into the complexities of partnership, parenthood, creation, and the hidden truths behind every role we play.

A Hypnotic & Thought-Provoking Read

With sharp psychological insight and hypnotic prose, Kitamura masterfully constructs a compelling Möbius strip of a novel, where reality twists and shifts with each page, leaving readers questioning what is real and what is merely an act.

Perfect For Fans Of:

✔ Psychological literary fiction with intricate storytelling
✔ Authors like Rachel Cusk, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Ottessa Moshfegh
✔ Novels exploring identity, performance, and relationships
✔ Compulsively readable, thought-provoking narratives

💫 Taut, mesmerizing, and deeply immersive, Audition is Katie Kitamura at her finest.