Katie Kitamura – Audition (2025). Enigmatic Booker-shortlisted novel of two contradictory narratives. In one, an actor denies a young man, Xavier, is her son. In the other, it’s clear that she is Xavier’s mother. Philosophical and beautifully constructed, it’s too abstract to satisfy. #KatieKitamura
#ASeparation
#KatieKitamura
Our marriage was formed by the things Christopher knew and the things I did not…It was a question of things withheld, information that he had, and that I did not. In short, it was a question of infidelities….
#TheWriteWomen
While writing, I often forget the mundane—plates, pens, tissue boxes—in favor of the central drama or dialogue. In so doing I miss a large part of what makes us human: our accessories and what we do with them.
On reading #Audition by #KatieKitamura as a #writer:
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This photo shows a hardcover copy of the novel "Audition" by Katie Kitamura. The book is resting on a textured, grey fabric surface (likely a couch or cushion) under cool, blue-toned lighting. Book Details * Title: Audition * Author: Katie Kitamura (also known for her previous acclaimed novel, Intimacies, which is mentioned at the bottom of the cover). * Cover Design: A minimalist black background featuring the title and author's name in a stylized, multi-colored font (pinks, oranges, greens, and purples) that appears sliced or segmented.
Something for weekend reading
#booksky 📚💙 🖋️📚 #Audition by #KatieKitamura
#KatieKitamura saca a relucir lo que sucede en el interior de sus personajes. Habla de dicha y reconciliación, de ilusiones renovadas, pero también pone ante nuestros ojos lo oculto, lo oscuro, lo que no suele mostrarse…
En LS leemos “Audición”.
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Leyendo “Audición” de #KatieKitamura ,novela seductora y enigmática, protagonizada por una actriz y sus conflictos dentro y fuera del escenario. Indaga en las formas de intimidad, en los vínculos familiares y en los distintos papeles que interpretamos…
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Best of luck to the 6 shortlisted for @thebookerprizes.com: Flashlight by #SusanChoi Audition by #KatieKitamura The Loneliness of Sonia & Sunny by #KiranDesai The Rest of Our Lives by #BenjaminMarkovits The Land in Winter by #AndrewMiller & Flesh by #DavidSzalay. Revealed 10 Nov #BookerPrize2025💚📚🏆
On se dit que ça ferait un bon film et on se demande qui pourrait jouer les personnages ; on imagine la lumière, la musique… bref, on passe un bon moment en pensant à tout ce qui autour de ce roman pourrait devenir une belle œuvre de cinéma. Incarnée.
#audition #katiekitamura
PS.
Finished #ASeparation
#KatieKitamura
Our marriage was formed by the things Christopher knew and the things I did not…a question of things withheld,information that he had,and that I did not…a question of infidelities-betrayal always puts one partner in the position of knowing…the other in the dark.
#ASeparation
#KatieKitamura
He was too liberal in this regard, he risked spreading his charm thin. Once you perceived the patches where it had worn through, it was hard to see the charm—hard to see the man himself, if you were in any way wary….
“Siempre aspiro a escribir novelas que se perciban abiertas, en las que exista la sensación de que se plantean preguntas, que no necesariamente se responden de una manera obvia, clara”.
Lo dice #KatieKitamura
Compartimos nuestra lectura de “Audición”.
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Finished #Audition
#KatieKitamura
…all the times in the past when I had been comforted by Tomas…I could only see each of those instances as examples of capitulation, I had given in to his story…because it had been easier…because of his persuasiveness persuasion….one step removed from coercion.
#Audition
#KatieKitamura
…our life together-it hadn't been enough…years there had been the tacit understanding that I contained the threat to the marriage…years I had tamped down every impulse to stray…lived inside a straitjacket…But in the end, he was the first to tire of the marriage…
#Audition
#KatieKitamura
I opened the box…Perhaps my reactions were in some ways secondhand or performed-the gasp of delight, for example-but the feeling they were designed to express was sincere….
I could see why Audition by @katiekitamura.bsky.social was shortlisted for The Booker Prizes. The novel is told in two parts, and stunning when connected.
What are you reading these days?
#BookerPrize #katieKitamura #booksbooksbooks
a stack of six books lying on a grey, textured surface. The Books From top to bottom, the visible titles and authors are: * Murder at the Black Cat Cafe by Seishi Yokomizo * Days at the Torunka Café by Satoshi Yagisawa (The full title might be longer, but that's what's visible) * Audition by Katie Kitamura * Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild * The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman * Flashlight by Susan Choi
Book shopping 🛍️ 📖 I always spend way too much money #boosky 📚💙
#MurderattheBlackCatCafe by #SeishiYokomizo
#DaysattheTorunkaCafé by #SatoshiYagisawa
#Audition by #KatieKitamura
#FindingGrace by #LorettaRothschild
#TheImpossibleFortune by #RichardOsman
*#Flashlight by #SusanChoi
Book cover of Kati Kitamura's "Intimacies."
Taught myself to write a novel by writing a historical fiction
⏳📚 set in 1940's Colonial Korea. Here are 80 books that taught me about writing or the world of my story 🖋️📚
#BookSky #BookTok #Writers #Readers
#KatieKitamura #Hague #WarCrimes #LaurentGbagbo
52/80
The truth? 🖋️📚
O suspense irá acompanhar uma atriz célebre que desfruta de uma vida charmosa e boêmia em Manhattan com seu marido. As coisas mudam quando um jovem misterioso aparece, alegando ser seu filho.💥🎬
#audition #luluwang #lucyliu #charlesmelton #katiekitamura #laikastudios
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What did I just read! I’m not sure what happened or if any of it was true. This book was an existential experience. The narrator is unreliable, the storyline keeps unraveling and the reader does not get any closer to the truth. #booksky #bookerlonglist #auditionnovel #katiekitamura
Tanto en “Intimidades” como en “Audición”, sugerentes novelas de #KatieKitamura , se exploran “las corrientes ocultas que permanecen sin revelar incluso a las personas más íntimas”.
Las leemos ambas en LS.
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“(…) era el retraso a la hora de reconocerme lo que resultaba más inquietante, el breve instante en que me miraba al espejo y no sabía quién era…”
Leyendo “Audición” de #KatieKitamura
Una novela seductora y enigmática.
#LibrosRecomendados #lecturas
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The Booker Prize longlist was recently announced and I've decided to dive into a few. I've just read Kitamura's wonderful AUDITION, a novel that truly defies easy interpretation. The beautiful precision of the writing & the reality shifts in the narrative...Wow.
#bookerprize
#katiekitamura
#audition
Exciting time of the year: the #BookerPrize longlist is in…
#Lit #Thirteen #Books #UK #DavidSzalay #TashAw #NatashaBrown #KiranDesai
#KatieKitamura #BenjaminMarkovits
#MariaReva
(...)her yeni yapıtıyla çağdaş psikolojik kurgunun ustalarından birine dönüşmektedir.
#İthakiYayınları #İthakiModern #KatieKitamura #Yakınlaşmalar #Intimacies
Judith Leyster, home oferint diners a una dona jove, 1631. Museu Mauritshuis
Em vaig tornar d nou cap al llenç i se'm va acudir q només una dona el podia haver pintat.L'escena no parlava d temptació,sinó més aviat d'assetjament i intimidació,una situació q podia estar reproduint-se en aquell precís instant a gairebé qualsevol lloc del món. Intimidades #KatieKitamura 🖤🔝
