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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... things over . " So tell me , has it helped you make sense of things ? " " A little , " she said . From the winter through the summer I hardly saw her . The univer- sity was blockaded and shut down on several occasions , and in any case ...
... things over . " So tell me , has it helped you make sense of things ? " " A little , " she said . From the winter through the summer I hardly saw her . The univer- sity was blockaded and shut down on several occasions , and in any case ...
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... things out of pro- portion , but I don't want to pretend they're not there . It takes time . " " How much time ? " " Who knows ? Maybe a year , maybe ten . " She tossed the twig to the ground and stood up , brushing the dry bits of ...
... things out of pro- portion , but I don't want to pretend they're not there . It takes time . " " How much time ? " " Who knows ? Maybe a year , maybe ten . " She tossed the twig to the ground and stood up , brushing the dry bits of ...
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... things too late . The transistor radio played a succession of innocuous pop songs . A perfect morning sound track . The world had barely changed in ten years . Only the singers and song titles . And my age . The water came to a boil . I ...
... things too late . The transistor radio played a succession of innocuous pop songs . A perfect morning sound track . The world had barely changed in ten years . Only the singers and song titles . And my age . The water came to a boil . I ...
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... know , there's something about you . Say there's an hourglass : the sand's about to run out . Someone like you can always be counted on to turn the thing over . " " That so ? " She pursed her lips , 20 HARUKI MURAKAMI.
... know , there's something about you . Say there's an hourglass : the sand's about to run out . Someone like you can always be counted on to turn the thing over . " " That so ? " She pursed her lips , 20 HARUKI MURAKAMI.
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... things . My winter coat , hats , things I left behind . I packed them up in boxes . When you have time , could you take them to the parcel service ? " " I can drop them by . " She shook her head . " That's all right . I don't want you ...
... things . My winter coat , hats , things I left behind . I packed them up in boxes . When you have time , could you take them to the parcel service ? " " I can drop them by . " She shook her head . " That's all right . I don't want you ...
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