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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... sound piped in . As expected , there was no reply . She could have been asleep , could have been crying , could have been dead . I sat down opposite her and rubbed my eyes . A short ray of sunlight divided the table , me in light , her ...
... sound piped in . As expected , there was no reply . She could have been asleep , could have been crying , could have been dead . I sat down opposite her and rubbed my eyes . A short ray of sunlight divided the table , me in light , her ...
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... sound , and he closed it without a sound . Not that he made 59 8 ...
... sound , and he closed it without a sound . Not that he made 59 8 ...
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... sound of the waves is . That alone puts a chill on things . When I moved in , the superintendent said I'd get used to it soon enough , but I still haven't . " " The ocean's no longer there . " She smiled softly . A hint of movement came ...
... sound of the waves is . That alone puts a chill on things . When I moved in , the superintendent said I'd get used to it soon enough , but I still haven't . " " The ocean's no longer there . " She smiled softly . A hint of movement came ...
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