Killing Commendatore
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Killing Commendatore is a surreal, introspective novel by Haruki Murakami that blends elements of magical realism, art, and memory through the story of a portrait painter confronting mysterious forces in a secluded mountain house.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Haruki Murakami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralObject |
Killing Commendatore painting
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mysterious painting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| genre |
magical realism
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metafiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ surreal fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Mariye
NERFINISHED
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Menshiki NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomohiko Amada NERFINISHED ⓘ unnamed narrator ⓘ |
| hasElement |
artistic process
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bell sound motif ⓘ magical realism ⓘ metaphysical symbolism ⓘ mysterious forces ⓘ surreal events ⓘ underground pit ⓘ |
| hasISBNEnglishHardcover | 9780525520047 ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | portrait painter ⓘ |
| motif |
classical music
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hidden histories ⓘ opera Don Giovanni NERFINISHED ⓘ portrait painting ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 700 ⓘ |
| publicationYearEnglishTranslation | 2018 ⓘ |
| publicationYearJapaneseEdition | 2017 ⓘ |
| publisherEnglishUK | Harvill Secker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherEnglishUS | Alfred A. Knopf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherJapanese | Shinchosha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | secluded mountain house ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | two-volume novel ⓘ |
| theme |
art
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creativity ⓘ grief ⓘ identity ⓘ loneliness ⓘ memory ⓘ the boundary between reality and imagination ⓘ |
| translatorToEnglish |
Philip Gabriel
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Ted Goossen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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