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 57
... sofa and fixed my gaze at the drama of his hand and ballpoint pen , now exactly at eye level . " In any case , don't you think we've changed ? " asked my part- ner . " We're still the same . Not anyone or anything has changed . " " You ...
... sofa and fixed my gaze at the drama of his hand and ballpoint pen , now exactly at eye level . " In any case , don't you think we've changed ? " asked my part- ner . " We're still the same . Not anyone or anything has changed . " " You ...
Page 281
... sofa and stretched out my legs . An old prewar sofa , but quite com- fortable . Not too soft , not too hard , and smelling like the palm of your hand . A click , and the lights came on . She emerged from the kitchen , sat on the chaise ...
... sofa and stretched out my legs . An old prewar sofa , but quite com- fortable . Not too soft , not too hard , and smelling like the palm of your hand . A click , and the lights came on . She emerged from the kitchen , sat on the chaise ...
Page 321
... sofa , his ears trembling . " I've got a right to be angry , " I said , addressing this fact rather to my own attention . Well , I did have the right to be angry . " IfeelbadthatIcouldn'tcomeacrossforyou.Butyoumustunderstand ...
... sofa , his ears trembling . " I've got a right to be angry , " I said , addressing this fact rather to my own attention . Well , I did have the right to be angry . " IfeelbadthatIcouldn'tcomeacrossforyou.Butyoumustunderstand ...
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The Emerging Monoculture: Assimilation and the Model Minority Eric Mark Kramer No preview available - 2003 |