Killing commendatore

[Killing Commendatore] marks the return of a master. -Esquire More of Murakami's magical mist, but its size, beauty, and concerns with lust and war bring us back to the vividness and scale of his 1997 epic, The Wind-up Bird Chronicle.'' -The Boston Globe No ordinary trip; get ready for a wild ride. -Entertainment Weekly Again and again, the author of 1Q84 has delivered vast, complicated and engrossing narratives that bind together in unpredictable ways that are absolutely worth the wait. True to form, his latest comes in at just over 700 pages. The story of a painter's discovery of a lost work of art builds to a superb puzzle of monumental philosophical and emotional depth. -BookPage Murakami returns with a sprawling epic of art, dislocation, and secrets. . . . Pleasingly beguiling. -Kirkus Reviews A meticulous yet gripping novel whose escalating surreal tone complements the author's tight focus on the domestic and the mundane. . . . Consistently rewarding. -Publishers Weekly