Oh, and a two-foot-tall man steps out of a painting and into the real world.
(Murakami fans know thats barely a spoiler.)
The narrator starts coming back to life as he embraces the solitude.
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He hopes to create art for himself again, to reclaim his vision.
A wealthy Gatsby-esque neighbor named Walter Menshiki offers him a huge sum for the discovery.
Murakami (1Q84) craftsnotoriously windy novels, but hes an equally gifted short-story writer.
Murakami callsCommendatorehis homage toThe Great Gatsby, and the comparisons are obvious.
But for as wild and unwieldy asCommendatoregets, Murakami executes his mission with metatextual ingenuity.
He reveals how an artist sees the world.B+
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