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 269
... road started to curve into switchbacks . Pastoral scenery gradually gave way to sheer walls of dark primal forest on both sides of the road . Occasion- ally , there'd be an opening to a glimpse of the flatlands below . " Under snow , we ...
... road started to curve into switchbacks . Pastoral scenery gradually gave way to sheer walls of dark primal forest on both sides of the road . Occasion- ally , there'd be an opening to a glimpse of the flatlands below . " Under snow , we ...
Page 273
... road did not seem all that damp to me . On the contrary , it looked hard - packed and dry . " The core is damp , " he explained . " It fools everyone . Things are different in these parts . " " Different ? " Instead of answering , he ...
... road did not seem all that damp to me . On the contrary , it looked hard - packed and dry . " The core is damp , " he explained . " It fools everyone . Things are different in these parts . " " Different ? " Instead of answering , he ...
Page 328
... road is useless once the snow sets in . The Occupation Forces had planned on improving the road and using the place for a radar station or something , but the time and expense involved apparently changed their mind . And with the town ...
... road is useless once the snow sets in . The Occupation Forces had planned on improving the road and using the place for a radar station or something , but the time and expense involved apparently changed their mind . And with the town ...
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