Katie Kitamura Explores Horror and Performance in ‘Audition’
May 5, 2025

Katie Kitamura is an acclaimed novelist who recently published her fifth work, "Audition," which intricately weaves themes of horror and performance into the intricate tapestry of midlife uncertainty.As the author prepares for a discussion at the Harvard Humanities Center, she reflects on how the uncanny elements in her narratives echo the complex emotional landscape of contemporary life.
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Katie Kitamura Explores Horror and Performance in Writing
April 22, 2025

Katie Kitamura, a celebrated novelist, will soon grace Harvard's Mahindra Humanities Center for a captivating discussion about her latest work, "Audition." This novel explores the complex interplay of performance art in literature, revealing the unsettling dimensions of middle age and domestic life in a New York City apartment.As a master of horror literature, Kitamura invites readers into a narrative rife with uncertainty, where the notion of identity and familial ties becomes perilously thin.
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