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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... Dolphin Hotel , " I said . " That's where we're staying . " " Never heard of it . " " But I can't see us staying at any other hotel . " I returned the phone book , then called the Dolphin Hotel . A man with an indistinct voice answered ...
... Dolphin Hotel , " I said . " That's where we're staying . " " Never heard of it . " " But I can't see us staying at any other hotel . " I returned the phone book , then called the Dolphin Hotel . A man with an indistinct voice answered ...
Page 207
... Dolphin Hotel because of a scene with dolphins in Moby Dick . " " Oh - ho , " said I. " But if that's the case , wouldn't it have been better to name it the Whale Hotel ? " " Whales don't have quite the image , " he admitted with some ...
... Dolphin Hotel because of a scene with dolphins in Moby Dick . " " Oh - ho , " said I. " But if that's the case , wouldn't it have been better to name it the Whale Hotel ? " " Whales don't have quite the image , " he admitted with some ...
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A Novel Haruki Murakami. 28 Farewell to the Dolphin Hotel We took one day to ready for our departure . We got ... hotel and stuffed them into a large backpack , then we gathered together all the extra items we'd brought from Tokyo and ...
A Novel Haruki Murakami. 28 Farewell to the Dolphin Hotel We took one day to ready for our departure . We got ... hotel and stuffed them into a large backpack , then we gathered together all the extra items we'd brought from Tokyo and ...
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