Great read! I had no idea this novella existed. As for the English title, I've attended a Jay Rubin talk and (if I remember correctly) he talked about how Murakami wouldn't take any advice for the title Killing Commendatore, which should have been "Killing the Commendatore" as Commendatore is a title, not a name. So I can see Murakami going against the better judgment of his translators again.
Great read! I had no idea this novella existed. As for the English title, I've attended a Jay Rubin talk and (if I remember correctly) he talked about how Murakami wouldn't take any advice for the title Killing Commendatore, which should have been "Killing the Commendatore" as Commendatore is a title, not a name. So I can see Murakami going against the better judgment of his translators again.