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A Publishing Event: A Major New, Epic Novel From The Internationally Acclaimed, Bestselling Author Of 1q84 And Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki And His Years Of Pilgrimage. A Thirty-someth ing Portrait Painter In Tokyo Is Abandoned By His Wife And Finds Himself Holed Up In The Mountain Home Of A Famous Artist, Tomohiko Amada. When He Discovers A Previously Unseen Painting In The Attic, He Unintentionally Opens A Circle Of Mysterious Circumstances. To Close It, He Must Complete A Journey That Involves A Mysterious Ringing Bell, A Two-foot-high Physical Manifestation Of An Idea, A Dapper Businessman Who Lives Across The Valley, A Precocious Thirteen-year-old Girl, A Nazi Assassination Attempt During World War Ii In Vienna, A Pit In The Woods Behind The Artist's Home, And An Underworld Haunted By Double Metaphors. A Tour De Force Of Love And Loneliness, War And Art--as Well As A Loving Homage To The Great Gatsby--killing Commendatore Is A Stunning Work Of Imagination From One Of Our Greatest Writers.Categories:Books Show more