His new novel Haruki Murakami it is expected to be released in April. And while the publisher hasn’t revealed much about the content, all we know is that the manuscript is about 1,200 pages long and the plot revolves around a “long-kept secret story.”

The book titledThe city and its fragile wallswill be available April 13 in print and online, Shinchosha Publishing Co. said in a statement. on Wednesday. Availability of English language copies is not yet known.

In a short announcement promoting the new author’s work, the publisher, among other things, said that the book is touching and “100% Murakami” (in terms of style and plot).

According to the American news agency The Associated Press, the publishers said that the reason for the lack of details about the content is that many fans of Murakami said they prefer to start reading without knowing what the book is about.

Thus, it remains unknown if the new novel is related to a 1980 Japanese author’s short story of the same name, which was published in a literary magazine but never published in book form.

This is Murakami’s first novel since the February 2017 release of Kill the Commander (Kishidancho Goroshi).

Haruki Murakami, one of the most famous writers, was born on January 12, 1949 in Kyoto. His first novel, Hear the Wind Sing, was published in 1979. But the book “Norwegian Forest” became the first bestseller that made him widely known. Other popular books of his are Wild Sheep Hunt, Tuned Bird and 1Q84.

According to the Associated Press