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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... ear . An ear ? " Why an ear ? " I asked . " Who knows ? What's the difference ? An ear it is . You've got a week to think about ears . " So for one whole week I ear - gazed . I taped the three giant ears to the wall in front of my desk ...
... ear . An ear ? " Why an ear ? " I asked . " Who knows ? What's the difference ? An ear it is . You've got a week to think about ears . " So for one whole week I ear - gazed . I taped the three giant ears to the wall in front of my desk ...
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... ears . " " Which is to say that the you when you show your ears is dif- ferent from the you when you don't show your ears . " " Right enough . " Two waiters cleared away our dishes and brought the soup . " Would you mind telling me ...
... ears . " " Which is to say that the you when you show your ears is dif- ferent from the you when you don't show your ears . " " Right enough . " Two waiters cleared away our dishes and brought the soup . " Would you mind telling me ...
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... ears . ' " Blocked ears are dead ears . I killed my own ears . That is , I consciously cut off the passageway . . . . Do you follow me ? " No , I didn't follow her . " Ask me , then , " she said . " By killing your ears , do you mean ...
... ears . ' " Blocked ears are dead ears . I killed my own ears . That is , I consciously cut off the passageway . . . . Do you follow me ? " No , I didn't follow her . " Ask me , then , " she said . " By killing your ears , do you mean ...
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The Emerging Monoculture: Assimilation and the Model Minority Eric Mark Kramer No preview available - 2003 |