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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... window and switched on the air conditioner , then set the two mugs of coffee on the table . " Drink , " I said , reclaiming my own voice . Silence . " Be better if you drank something . " It was thirty seconds before she raised her head ...
... window and switched on the air conditioner , then set the two mugs of coffee on the table . " Drink , " I said , reclaiming my own voice . Silence . " Be better if you drank something . " It was thirty seconds before she raised her head ...
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... window . " How about something cool to drink ? " She shook her head . I got a can of cola out of the refrigerator and downed it in one go . " She was the kind of girl who'd sleep with anyone . " What an obituary : the deceased was the ...
... window . " How about something cool to drink ? " She shook her head . I got a can of cola out of the refrigerator and downed it in one go . " She was the kind of girl who'd sleep with anyone . " What an obituary : the deceased was the ...
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... window of the exhibition room , the sea is dark as lead , the countless whitecaps reminiscent of lace collars on girls ' dresses . " What're you thinking about ? " she asked . " Something long ago , " I said . She was twenty - one ...
... window of the exhibition room , the sea is dark as lead , the countless whitecaps reminiscent of lace collars on girls ' dresses . " What're you thinking about ? " she asked . " Something long ago , " I said . She was twenty - one ...
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