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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... course she had a family . I called the police department to track down her family's address and telephone number , after which I gave them a call to get details of the funeral . Her family lived in an old quarter of Tokyo . I got out my ...
... course she had a family . I called the police department to track down her family's address and telephone number , after which I gave them a call to get details of the funeral . Her family lived in an old quarter of Tokyo . I got out my ...
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... course , so she never wanted for anything to read . Those were the days of the Doors , the Stones , the Byrds , Deep Purple , and the Moody Blues . The air was alive , even as every- thing seemed poised on the verge of collapse ...
... course , so she never wanted for anything to read . Those were the days of the Doors , the Stones , the Byrds , Deep Purple , and the Moody Blues . The air was alive , even as every- thing seemed poised on the verge of collapse ...
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... course I did . I talk too much , without thinking . " You have the address ? " " Yes . " " That's all that's left to do . Sorry for staying so long . " " And the paperwork , was that it ? " " Uh - huh . All done . " " I can't believe ...
... course I did . I talk too much , without thinking . " You have the address ? " " Yes . " " That's all that's left to do . Sorry for staying so long . " " And the paperwork , was that it ? " " Uh - huh . All done . " " I can't believe ...
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... course , a tiny child I was not . I decided I wouldn't think about it and took my time with my coffee and cigarette . For not having slept in twenty - four hours , I felt surprisingly awake . My body was hazed to the core , but my mind ...
... course , a tiny child I was not . I decided I wouldn't think about it and took my time with my coffee and cigarette . For not having slept in twenty - four hours , I felt surprisingly awake . My body was hazed to the core , but my mind ...
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... course , no whales in the aquarium . One whale would have been too big , even if you knocked out all the walls and made the entire aquarium into one tank . Instead , the aquarium kept a whale penis on display . As a token , if you will ...
... course , no whales in the aquarium . One whale would have been too big , even if you knocked out all the walls and made the entire aquarium into one tank . Instead , the aquarium kept a whale penis on display . As a token , if you will ...
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