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 143
... light ? That is how you came into the picture . You and your sheep . Any way one looks at it , this is no coincidence . " I balanced the lighter in my hand . It had an excellent feel to it . Not too heavy , not too light . To think that ...
... light ? That is how you came into the picture . You and your sheep . Any way one looks at it , this is no coincidence . " I balanced the lighter in my hand . It had an excellent feel to it . Not too heavy , not too light . To think that ...
Page 207
... light bulb , clean- ing the windows , folding newspapers . There may have been other guests in the place ; perhaps they were all in their rooms like mum- mies kept out of the light of day . " How's business ? " the desk clerk asked ...
... light bulb , clean- ing the windows , folding newspapers . There may have been other guests in the place ; perhaps they were all in their rooms like mum- mies kept out of the light of day . " How's business ? " the desk clerk asked ...
Page 218
... light of the room , his gray shirt and black cardigan could have passed for a white shirt and gray cardigan . Maybe those had been the original colors , hard to say . The Sheep Professor sat behind his desk , motioning with his finger ...
... light of the room , his gray shirt and black cardigan could have passed for a white shirt and gray cardigan . Maybe those had been the original colors , hard to say . The Sheep Professor sat behind his desk , motioning with his finger ...
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