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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... hands , she seemed somehow endearing . Always her coffee would be cold , always her ashtray full of cigarette butts . The only thing that changed was the book . One time it'd be Mickey Spillane , another time Kenzaburo Oe , another time ...
... hands , she seemed somehow endearing . Always her coffee would be cold , always her ashtray full of cigarette butts . The only thing that changed was the book . One time it'd be Mickey Spillane , another time Kenzaburo Oe , another time ...
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... hands in our pockets . Not a sound to be heard except for the crunch of the leaves under our feet and the piercing cries ... hand on my knee , but then took it away again . " You don't want to talk about it , do you ? " " Not today . I'm ...
... hands in our pockets . Not a sound to be heard except for the crunch of the leaves under our feet and the piercing cries ... hand on my knee , but then took it away again . " You don't want to talk about it , do you ? " " Not today . I'm ...
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... hands back into our coat pockets and slowly walked back to the apartment . I woke up to find her sobbing softly , her slender body trembling under the covers . I turned on the heater and checked the clock . Two in the morning . A ...
... hands back into our coat pockets and slowly walked back to the apartment . I woke up to find her sobbing softly , her slender body trembling under the covers . I turned on the heater and checked the clock . Two in the morning . A ...
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... they could and slowly swelled , filling the room with aroma . " Been here since last night ? " I asked , kettle in hand . An ever so slight nod of her head . " You've been waiting all this time ? " No A Wild Sheep Chase 17.
... they could and slowly swelled , filling the room with aroma . " Been here since last night ? " I asked , kettle in hand . An ever so slight nod of her head . " You've been waiting all this time ? " No A Wild Sheep Chase 17.
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... hands around the coffee cup as if to warm her- self and fixed her eyes on me , her lip lightly riding the rim of the mug . " There's salad in the fridge , " she said . " Salad ? " " Tomatoes and string beans . 18 HARUKI MURAKAMI.
... hands around the coffee cup as if to warm her- self and fixed her eyes on me , her lip lightly riding the rim of the mug . " There's salad in the fridge , " she said . " Salad ? " " Tomatoes and string beans . 18 HARUKI MURAKAMI.
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