A Wild Sheep Chase

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"LINGERS IN THE MIND WITH A SPECIAL GLOW AN EVENT."
—The New Yorker
Forget everything you know about Japan, and enter the postmodern world of Haruki Murakami's A Wild Sheep Chase, where people sweat about their careers, drink too much, and drift through broken marriages, all without a kimono in sight.
The twentysomething protagonist of this funny, haunting tale could be Philip Marlowe's younger, cooler brother or at least his Japanese cousin. With more than his share of troubles with women and a fetish for the feminine ear, he is drawn into an elaborate quest for a mysterious sheep with a cream-colored star on its back. From the urban haunts of Tokyo to the sprawling estate of a right-wing politico to the chilly desolation of the remote island of Hokkaido, here is an unforgettable story of enchantment, suspense, and human mystery from Japan's leading novelist.
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¦'A witty adventure a piece of verbal anarchy a labyrinthine mystery from start to finish." —San Francisco... Tovább

Fülszöveg

"LINGERS IN THE MIND WITH A SPECIAL GLOW AN EVENT."
—The New Yorker
Forget everything you know about Japan, and enter the postmodern world of Haruki Murakami's A Wild Sheep Chase, where people sweat about their careers, drink too much, and drift through broken marriages, all without a kimono in sight.
The twentysomething protagonist of this funny, haunting tale could be Philip Marlowe's younger, cooler brother or at least his Japanese cousin. With more than his share of troubles with women and a fetish for the feminine ear, he is drawn into an elaborate quest for a mysterious sheep with a cream-colored star on its back. From the urban haunts of Tokyo to the sprawling estate of a right-wing politico to the chilly desolation of the remote island of Hokkaido, here is an unforgettable story of enchantment, suspense, and human mystery from Japan's leading novelist.
4
¦'A witty adventure a piece of verbal anarchy a labyrinthine mystery from start to finish." —San Francisco Chronicle
"Greatly entertaining . . . will remind readers of the first time they read Tom Robbins or how much they miss Thomas Pynchon." —Chicago Tribune Book Review
"A delight . . . equal parts screwball comedy, detective story, and heroic quest."
—USA Today
Cover design by Megan Greig/Photograph of lighter by Edward Holub Photograph of sheep by Mark Joseph/Illustration of fan by Deborah Lanino Vissza