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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... beer . So I had another beer . " It was about sheep , " I said . " Didn't I tell you ? " she said . I took some sausages out of the refrigerator , browned them in a frying pan , and served them up for us to eat . I ate three and she ate ...
... beer . So I had another beer . " It was about sheep , " I said . " Didn't I tell you ? " she said . I took some sausages out of the refrigerator , browned them in a frying pan , and served them up for us to eat . I ate three and she ate ...
Page 157
... beer and split it between us . " In any case , there are only five thousand sheep in Hokkaido . According to ... beer . I drank my beer . " Don't you like sheep ? " she asked . " I like sheep well enough . " I was starting to get ...
... beer and split it between us . " In any case , there are only five thousand sheep in Hokkaido . According to ... beer . I drank my beer . " Don't you like sheep ? " she asked . " I like sheep well enough . " I was starting to get ...
Page 327
... beer , which he set on the table . I felt around for a can , removed the pull ring , and drank half . " It hardly seems like beer if you can't see it , " I said . " You have to forgive me , but it has to be dark . " We said nothing ...
... beer , which he set on the table . I felt around for a can , removed the pull ring , and drank half . " It hardly seems like beer if you can't see it , " I said . " You have to forgive me , but it has to be dark . " We said nothing ...
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