A Wild Sheep Chase: A NovelA New York Times bestselling author—and “a mythmaker for the millennium, a wiseacre wiseman” (New York Times Book Review)—delivers a surreal and elaborate quest that takes readers from Tokyo to the remote mountains of northern Japan, where the unnamed protagonist has a surprising confrontation with his demons. An advertising executive receives a postcard from a friend and casually appropriates the image for an advertisement. What he doesn’t realize is that included in the 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 who offers a menacing ultimatum: find the sheep or face dire consequences. |
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... body trembling under the covers . I turned on the heater and checked the clock . Two in the morning . A startlingly white moon shone in the middle of the sky . I waited for her to stop crying before putting the kettle on for tea . One ...
... body trembling under the covers . I turned on the heater and checked the clock . Two in the morning . A startlingly white moon shone in the middle of the sky . I waited for her to stop crying before putting the kettle on for tea . One ...
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... body in , shutting the door behind me . The entryway was dead silent . More silent than it ought to be . That's when I noticed the red pumps at my feet . Red pumps I've seen before . Parked in between my mud - caked tennis shoes and a ...
... body in , shutting the door behind me . The entryway was dead silent . More silent than it ought to be . That's when I noticed the red pumps at my feet . Red pumps I've seen before . Parked in between my mud - caked tennis shoes and a ...
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... body lotion , cleaned my ears . Then to the kitchen to heat up the last of the coffee . Only to discover : no one sitting at the opposite side of the table . Staring at that chair where no one sat , I felt like a tiny child in a De ...
... body lotion , cleaned my ears . Then to the kitchen to heat up the last of the coffee . Only to discover : no one sitting at the opposite side of the table . Staring at that chair where no one sat , I felt like a tiny child in a De ...
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... body and a pair of the most bewitching , perfectly formed ears . She was a part - time proofreader for a small publishing house , a commercial model specializing in ear shots , and a call girl in a discreet intimate- friends - only club ...
... body and a pair of the most bewitching , perfectly formed ears . She was a part - time proofreader for a small publishing house , a commercial model specializing in ear shots , and a call girl in a discreet intimate- friends - only club ...
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