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 114
... waiting , " a woman's voice from behind me said . " Work ran late , and I just couldn't get free . " " No problem . I didn't have anything to do today anyway . " She dropped her keys down on the table and ordered an orange juice without ...
... waiting , " a woman's voice from behind me said . " Work ran late , and I just couldn't get free . " " No problem . I didn't have anything to do today anyway . " She dropped her keys down on the table and ordered an orange juice without ...
Page 247
... waiting room , like most waiting rooms , was deserted and unremarkable . The benches were miserably uncomfortable , the ashtrays swollen with waterlogged cigarette butts , the air stale . On the walls were travel posters and most ...
... waiting room , like most waiting rooms , was deserted and unremarkable . The benches were miserably uncomfortable , the ashtrays swollen with waterlogged cigarette butts , the air stale . On the walls were travel posters and most ...
Page 347
... waiting for you up there . Says you've got a rendezvous at twelve o'clock sharp . " The man and I glanced at our watches simultaneously . Ten- forty . " I had better be going , " the man said . " Must not keep him waiting . You may ride ...
... waiting for you up there . Says you've got a rendezvous at twelve o'clock sharp . " The man and I glanced at our watches simultaneously . Ten- forty . " I had better be going , " the man said . " Must not keep him waiting . You may ride ...
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