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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... eyes open and takes big risks .... If Murakami is the voice of a generation , then it is the generation of Thomas Pynchon and Don DeLillo . " -The Washington Post Book World Haruki Murakami A WILD SHEEP CHASE Haruki Murakami was born.
... eyes open and takes big risks .... If Murakami is the voice of a generation , then it is the generation of Thomas Pynchon and Don DeLillo . " -The Washington Post Book World Haruki Murakami A WILD SHEEP CHASE Haruki Murakami was born.
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... eyes . The sunlight , the smell of the grass , the faintest patter of rain , everything got on my nerves . How many times did I dream of catching a train at night ? Always the same dream . A nightliner stuffy with cigarette smoke and ...
... eyes . The sunlight , the smell of the grass , the faintest patter of rain , everything got on my nerves . How many times did I dream of catching a train at night ? Always the same dream . A nightliner stuffy with cigarette smoke and ...
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... eyes . Then , gathering up the pieces of my mind , I started off on the sixteen steps down the hall to my apartment door . Eyes closed , exactly sixteen steps . No more , no less . My head blank from the whiskey , my mouth reeking from ...
... eyes . Then , gathering up the pieces of my mind , I started off on the sixteen steps down the hall to my apartment door . Eyes closed , exactly sixteen steps . No more , no less . My head blank from the whiskey , my mouth reeking from ...
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... eyes and took a deep breath . A slight humming in my 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 ...
... eyes and took a deep breath . A slight humming in my 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 ...
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... eyes . A short ray of sunlight divided the table , me in light , her in shadow . Colorless shadow . A withered potted geranium sat on the table . Outside , someone was watering down the street . Splash on the pavement , smell of wet ...
... eyes . A short ray of sunlight divided the table , me in light , her in shadow . Colorless shadow . A withered potted geranium sat on the table . Outside , someone was watering down the street . Splash on the pavement , smell of wet ...
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