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 196
... window curtains , I looked out across the way onto a sordid menagerie of buildings every bit as incomprehensible as ... windows , busily working away . I couldn't tell what line of work it was , but none of them looked terribly happy ...
... window curtains , I looked out across the way onto a sordid menagerie of buildings every bit as incomprehensible as ... windows , busily working away . I couldn't tell what line of work it was , but none of them looked terribly happy ...
Page 249
... window . The train had two cars . There was a total of fifteen passengers , lumped together by the common bonds of disinterest and ennui . The old man in the camel - color sweater was still reading his mag- azine . At his reading speed ...
... window . The train had two cars . There was a total of fifteen passengers , lumped together by the common bonds of disinterest and ennui . The old man in the camel - color sweater was still reading his mag- azine . At his reading speed ...
Page 341
... window . Someone opens a window . Shivering cold . Seagull cries , sharp piercing voices ripping at my flesh . " Remember the name of your cat ? " " Kipper , " I reply . " No , it's not Kipper , " the chauffeur says . " The name's ...
... window . Someone opens a window . Shivering cold . Seagull cries , sharp piercing voices ripping at my flesh . " Remember the name of your cat ? " " Kipper , " I reply . " No , it's not Kipper , " the chauffeur says . " The name's ...
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The Emerging Monoculture: Assimilation and the Model Minority Eric Mark Kramer No preview available - 2003 |