A skilled painter captures the hidden secrets behind the faces of people he paints. A perplexing painting by a great artist was found decades later in the attic of a house.

The rustling in a forest surrounded by eccentric neighbors, and a bell with a solemn and sad ring resounds among the trees in the dead of night. A novel about the constructive power of art and the destructive power of violence; about the ability to turn our fragility into gold, no matter how dark our days seem. As usual, Murakami fascinates us by revealing the extraordinary in our monotony, finding magic in the details of our daily lives.

Murakami's usual protagonists are people who feel lonely and live in isolation with little social life, which makes the bizarre events he arranges for them both amazing and surprising. Regardless of the recurring themes of intertwined times, talking animals, or even jazz music in his novels, the Japanese genius captivates his readers each time with his distinctive style and unique plots.