Audition
Booker Prize · 2025 · ShortlistNational Book Critics Circle Award (Fiction) · 2025 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize | 2025 | Shortlist |
| National Book Critics Circle Award (Fiction)Fiction | 2025 | Shortlist |
About This Book
An actress preparing for an audition becomes unsettled by the role she is studying—a woman from a famous murder case. Told in Kitamura's characteristically cool, unsettling prose, Audition explores identity, performance, and the thin line between fiction and reality.
About the Author
Katie KitamuraAmerican
Katie Kitamura is an American novelist born in 1979. Her debut novel The Longshot (2009) was followed by Gone to the Forest (2012). A Separation (2017) was a New York Times Notable Book. Read more →
