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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... middle of a city with a million people out roaming the streets , and no one to talk to . I gave up , pocketed the ten - yen coin , and exited the booth . Then I put in an order with a passing waiter for two more Heinekens . And so the ...
... middle of a city with a million people out roaming the streets , and no one to talk to . I gave up , pocketed the ten - yen coin , and exited the booth . Then I put in an order with a passing waiter for two more Heinekens . And so the ...
Page 172
... middle of eating ? " " We're in the middle of eating , but it's okay . Wasn't much of a meal , and anyway your story's got to be more interesting . " I related snatches of the conversation with the man in the black suit . Then I talked ...
... middle of eating ? " " We're in the middle of eating , but it's okay . Wasn't much of a meal , and anyway your story's got to be more interesting . " I related snatches of the conversation with the man in the black suit . Then I talked ...
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... middle of the night before we get there . Let's stay here overnight and get a fresh start in the morning . " In front of the station was a small rotary , which was empty . No one milling about . No taxis picking up or letting off ...
... middle of the night before we get there . Let's stay here overnight and get a fresh start in the morning . " In front of the station was a small rotary , which was empty . No one milling about . No taxis picking up or letting off ...
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