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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... 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 , waiting for a push ...
... 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 , waiting for a push ...
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... never meant to shut you out , " I broke in after a moment . " I don't understand what gets into me . I'm trying my damnedest to figure it out . I don't want to blow things out of pro- portion , but I don't want to pretend they're not ...
... never meant to shut you out , " I broke in after a moment . " I don't understand what gets into me . I'm trying my damnedest to figure it out . I don't want to blow things out of pro- portion , but I don't want to pretend they're not ...
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... never , " I said . " Honest ? " " Honest . Why would I want to kill you ? " " Oh , I guess you're right , " she said . " I thought for a second there that maybe it wouldn't be so bad to get murdered by some- one . Like when I'm sound ...
... never , " I said . " Honest ? " " Honest . Why would I want to kill you ? " " Oh , I guess you're right , " she said . " I thought for a second there that maybe it wouldn't be so bad to get murdered by some- one . Like when I'm sound ...
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... never seen before — a glimpse of a brassiere strap . I removed my jacket , undid my black tie , took off my watch , with not a flinch from her the whole while . Looking at her back called up memories . Memories of times before I'd met ...
... never seen before — a glimpse of a brassiere strap . I removed my jacket , undid my black tie , took off my watch , with not a flinch from her the whole while . Looking at her back called up memories . Memories of times before I'd met ...
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... never seen before . The tip of the cigarette crackled dryly as its lavender smoke formed a tracery in the morning light . " I went to a funeral . When it was over , I went to Shinjuku , by myself . " The cat appeared out of nowhere ...
... never seen before . The tip of the cigarette crackled dryly as its lavender smoke formed a tracery in the morning light . " I went to a funeral . When it was over , I went to Shinjuku , by myself . " The cat appeared out of nowhere ...
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