by Murakami Haruki · Random House UK · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781784707330
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In 'Killing Commendatore', Haruki Murakami presents an epic and surreal novel that explores themes of love, loneliness, war, and art. The story follows a thirty-something portrait painter who, after being abandoned by his wife, holes up in the mountain home of a famous artist. There, he discovers a strange painting in the attic that embarks him on a journey of self-discovery full of mysteries, from a bell that rings inexplicably to a Nazi conspiracy and a disturbing underworld. With his characteristic prose, Murakami intertwines the mundane with the supernatural, creating an imaginative and captivating work.
Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer. His novels, essays, and short stories have been best-sellers in Japan and internationally, with his work translated into 50 languages and having sold millions of copies outside Japan. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Gunzo Prize for New Writers, the World Fantasy Award, the Tanizaki Prize, Yomiuri Prize for Literature, the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, the Noma Literary Prize, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Kiriyama Prize for Fiction, the Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Fiction, the Jerusalem Prize, and the Princess of Asturias Awards.
