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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... turned the footpaths into dry riverbeds of gold . She and I were out for a walk , hands in our pockets . Not a sound to be heard except for the crunch of the leaves under our feet and the piercing cries of the birds . " Just what is it ...
... turned the footpaths into dry riverbeds of gold . She and I were out for a walk , hands in our pockets . Not a sound to be heard except for the crunch of the leaves under our feet and the piercing cries of the birds . " Just what is it ...
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... turned on the heater and checked the clock . Two in the morning . A startlingly white moon shone in the middle of the sky . I waited for her to stop crying before putting the kettle on for tea . One teabag for the both of us . No sugar ...
... turned on the heater and checked the clock . Two in the morning . A startlingly white moon shone in the middle of the sky . I waited for her to stop crying before putting the kettle on for tea . One teabag for the both of us . No sugar ...
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... turned off the lights , and slept . Saturdays and Sundays , instead of work , I was out killing time from morning on , making the rounds of movie theaters . Then I had dinner and a couple of drinks , read , and went to sleep , alone ...
... turned off the lights , and slept . Saturdays and Sundays , instead of work , I was out killing time from morning on , making the rounds of movie theaters . Then I had dinner and a couple of drinks , read , and went to sleep , alone ...
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