Killing Commendatore - Vol.1 - A novel
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| Verlag | Penguin Random House |
| Auflage | 2018 |
| Seiten | 704 |
| Format | 16,7 x 24,5 x 3,8 cm |
| Gewicht | 998 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| Reihe | Die Ermordung des Commendatore 1 |
| ISBN-10 | 052552004X |
| EAN | 9780525520047 |
| Bestell-Nr | 52552004EA |
An unnamed thirty something portrait painter becomes caretaker of the home of an aging famous artist, Tomohiko Amada. When the younger man discovers an unknown painting in the attic, he also discovers clues about Amada, his family, and their involvement in a violent and failed plot to kill a Nazi leader in Vienna.
Klappentext:
The epic new novel from the internationally acclaimed and best-selling author of 1Q84
In Killing Commendatore, a thirty-something 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.