{"product_id":"audition-9780393338416","title":"Audition","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurakami, Ryu:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRyu Murakami\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eAudition\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Japan.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcCarthy, Ralph:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRalph McCarthy\u003c\/strong\u003e's translations include Ryu Murakami's \u003cem\u003eAudition\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIn the Miso Soup\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePiercing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSixty-Nine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFrom The Fatherland, With Love\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50598470222098,"sku":"9780393338416","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f0dd21e2-d013-4b40-ab1e-c8963390bf20.jpg?v=1732185615","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/audition-9780393338416","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}