A Wild Sheep Chase: A NovelA marvelous hybrid of mythology and mystery, A Wild Sheep Chase is the extraordinary literary thriller that launched Haruki Murakami’s international reputation. It begins simply enough: A twenty-something advertising executive receives a postcard from a friend, and casually appropriates the image for an insurance company’s advertisement. What he doesn’t realize is that included in the pastoral scene is a mutant sheep with a star on its back, and in using this photo he has unwittingly captured the attention of a man in black who offers a menacing ultimatum: find the sheep or face dire consequences. Thus begins a surreal and elaborate quest that takes our hero from the urban haunts of Tokyo to the remote and snowy mountains of northern Japan, where he confronts not only the mythological sheep, but the confines of tradition and the demons deep within himself. Quirky and utterly captivating, A Wild Sheep Chase is Murakami at his astounding best. |
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Page 130
... beer came . I polished off the one , then dumped the dish of peanuts into the palm of my hand and proceeded to eat them , bit by bit . Four middle - aged women , finished with swimming lessons at the hotel pool , sat at the next table ...
... beer came . I polished off the one , then dumped the dish of peanuts into the palm of my hand and proceeded to eat them , bit by bit . Four middle - aged women , finished with swimming lessons at the hotel pool , sat at the next table ...
Page 134
... beer and split it between us . " In any case , there are only five thousand sheep in Hokkaido . According to ... beer . I drank my beer . " Don't you like sheep ? " she asked . " I like sheep well enough . " I was starting to get ...
... beer and split it between us . " In any case , there are only five thousand sheep in Hokkaido . According to ... beer . I drank my beer . " Don't you like sheep ? " she asked . " I like sheep well enough . " I was starting to get ...
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... beer out of the refrigerator , me opening and closing my eyes the whole while . The darkness of the room was only a bit different in hue from the darkness of my eyes shut . The Rat returned with his beer , which he set on the table . I ...
... beer out of the refrigerator , me opening and closing my eyes the whole while . The darkness of the room was only a bit different in hue from the darkness of my eyes shut . The Rat returned with his beer , which he set on the table . I ...
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