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 81
... side of the original structure . The intention wasn't bad , but the effect was unpalatable . Like serving sherbet and broccoli on the same silver platter . This unhappy combination stood untouched for several decades until someone added ...
... side of the original structure . The intention wasn't bad , but the effect was unpalatable . Like serving sherbet and broccoli on the same silver platter . This unhappy combination stood untouched for several decades until someone added ...
Page 107
... side . Fifty yards of sea . The rest was history . I left the river and walked east along what had been the coast- line road . Bewilderingly enough , the old jetty was still there . Now a jetty without an ocean is an odd creature indeed ...
... side . Fifty yards of sea . The rest was history . I left the river and walked east along what had been the coast- line road . Bewilderingly enough , the old jetty was still there . Now a jetty without an ocean is an odd creature indeed ...
Page 248
... side to side . The seat coverings had lost their pile and the cushions were like month - old bread . An air of doom , mixed with toilet and kerosene smells , filled the car . I spent ten minutes trying to raise a window to let in some ...
... side to side . The seat coverings had lost their pile and the cushions were like month - old bread . An air of doom , mixed with toilet and kerosene smells , filled the car . I spent ten minutes trying to raise a window to let in some ...
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