Killing Commendatore, Volume 2

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The discovery of the painting has opened a rift in reality, and a series of surreal events occur. Bells ring once again from the deep hole in the forest, and the Idea that materialized in Book 1 provides the portrait painter with more clues. He must now venture on a journey into an underworld of ominous double metaphors. But why are his thoughts and dreams constantly haunted by his ex-wife, Yuzu? And what about his younger sister Komi, whose voice calls to him from the realm of the dead? An assassination attempt in Vienna after World War II also seems to play a role, and the nameless protagonist must complete the circle. Everything appears to be connected across time and space in Murakami's new masterpiece about love and loneliness, war and art. This book was originally published in Japan as a two volume novel, and many translations follow the same pattern. This book collects part 2 of the Japanese edition and all such split translations.