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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... ears of corn . In those days , people lent out books as a matter of 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 ...
... ears of corn . In those days , people lent out books as a matter of 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 ...
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... ears . Like a sea breeze whistling through a rusty wire screen . Come to think of it , when was the last time I was at the beach ? Let's see . July 24 , 6:30 A.M. Ideal time of year for the beach , ideal time of day . The beach still ...
... ears . Like a sea breeze whistling through a rusty wire screen . Come to think of it , when was the last time I was at the beach ? Let's see . July 24 , 6:30 A.M. Ideal time of year for the beach , ideal time of day . The beach still ...
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... ears . " You don't need to explain anything to me , " she said . " I'm out of the picture already . " " I'm not explaining . I'm just making conversation . " She shrugged and pushed her brassiere strap back inside her dress . Her face ...
... ears . " You don't need to explain anything to me , " she said . " I'm out of the picture already . " " I'm not explaining . I'm just making conversation . " She shrugged and pushed her brassiere strap back inside her dress . Her face ...
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... 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 Chirico painting , left ...
... 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 Chirico painting , left ...
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... ear of corn . In fact , if not for the plaque- WHALE GENITAL : MALE - no one would have taken it to be a whale's penis . More likely an artifact unearthed from the Central Asian desert than a product of the Antarctic Ocean . It bore no ...
... ear of corn . In fact , if not for the plaque- WHALE GENITAL : MALE - no one would have taken it to be a whale's penis . More likely an artifact unearthed from the Central Asian desert than a product of the Antarctic Ocean . It bore no ...
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