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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... whiskey , blown on softly by the air conditioner like a dandelion seed wafted along on a pleasant breeze , I stared at the electric wall clock . As long as I stared at the clock , at least the world remained in motion . Not a very conse ...
... whiskey , blown on softly by the air conditioner like a dandelion seed wafted along on a pleasant breeze , I stared at the electric wall clock . As long as I stared at the clock , at least the world remained in motion . Not a very conse ...
Page 100
... whiskey and retrieved the Rat's letters from my pocket , placing them in the center of the table . Where they sat ... whiskey . The second whiskey is always my favorite . From the third on , it no longer has any taste 100 HARUKI MURAKAMI.
... whiskey and retrieved the Rat's letters from my pocket , placing them in the center of the table . Where they sat ... whiskey . The second whiskey is always my favorite . From the third on , it no longer has any taste 100 HARUKI MURAKAMI.
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... whiskey over the ice , I did the same , we drank without a toast . As he drank , the Sheep Man mumbled to himself . His pug nose was big for his body , and with each breath he took , his nostrils flared dramatically . The two eyes that ...
... whiskey over the ice , I did the same , we drank without a toast . As he drank , the Sheep Man mumbled to himself . His pug nose was big for his body , and with each breath he took , his nostrils flared dramatically . The two eyes that ...
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