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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Page 137
... Boss himself . So far , the Boss has never spoken a word about this to anyone , myself included , and it is doubtful he ever will . " When he finished talking , the man cleared his throat . I had lost all track of how much time had ...
... Boss himself . So far , the Boss has never spoken a word about this to anyone , myself included , and it is doubtful he ever will . " When he finished talking , the man cleared his throat . I had lost all track of how much time had ...
Page 143
... Boss was emphatic about his sheep clippings . It was as if he were looking for some one thing . And ever since the Boss took ill , I've continued this effort on a personal level . I have actually taken an interest in this pursuit . Who ...
... Boss was emphatic about his sheep clippings . It was as if he were looking for some one thing . And ever since the Boss took ill , I've continued this effort on a personal level . I have actually taken an interest in this pursuit . Who ...
Page 144
... Boss's . Will . " " Sounds like animal crackers , " I said . The man ignored my comment . " Very probably the sheep found its way into the Boss . That would have been in 1936. And for the next forty years or so , the sheep remained ...
... Boss's . Will . " " Sounds like animal crackers , " I said . The man ignored my comment . " Very probably the sheep found its way into the Boss . That would have been in 1936. And for the next forty years or so , the sheep remained ...
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