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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... feel like we're on a picnic . " " Really ? A picnic ? " " Well , the grounds go on and on , everyone looks so happy She sat up and fumbled through a few matches before lighting a cigarette . " The sun climbs high in the sky , then ...
... feel like we're on a picnic . " " Really ? A picnic ? " " Well , the grounds go on and on , everyone looks so happy She sat up and fumbled through a few matches before lighting a cigarette . " The sun climbs high in the sky , then ...
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... feel that way , ” I said . “ It's not your fault . It's not like you're thinking of some other girl when we're having sex . What difference would that make any- way ? It's just that— ” She stopped mid - sentence and slowly drew three ...
... feel that way , ” I said . “ It's not your fault . It's not like you're thinking of some other girl when we're having sex . What difference would that make any- way ? It's just that— ” She stopped mid - sentence and slowly drew three ...
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... feel more comfortable having her things around . I checked the bedroom , opening all of her drawers , all empty . Only a moth - eaten scarf , three coat hangers , and a packet of mothballs . Her cosmetics , toiletries , and curlers ...
... feel more comfortable having her things around . I checked the bedroom , opening all of her drawers , all empty . Only a moth - eaten scarf , three coat hangers , and a packet of mothballs . Her cosmetics , toiletries , and curlers ...
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... the place , with only an occasional splash to be heard . I could almost feel the Creature from the Black Lagoon breathing in some dim corner . Schools of tuna circled ' round and ' round the 29 The Whale's Penis and ...
... the place , with only an occasional splash to be heard . I could almost feel the Creature from the Black Lagoon breathing in some dim corner . Schools of tuna circled ' round and ' round the 29 The Whale's Penis and ...
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