Ryu Murakami

Ryū Murakami is one of Japan's most provocative and acclaimed contemporary novelists, known for his unflinching, often shocking explorations of violence, desire and alienation in modern Japanese society. His books and audiobooks include Audition, a darkly twisted thriller that inspired the cult horror film of the same name, along with numerous other novels that have been translated worldwide. Murakami's writing is visceral, psychologically intense and impossible to put down, and his audiobooks deliver powerful, disturbing literary experiences for adventurous listeners.