false 11298 43 A marvelous hybrid of mythology and mystery, <b>A Wild Sheep Chase</b><i> </i>is the extraordinary literary thriller that launched Haruki Murakami&#8217;s international reputation. <br><br>It begins simply enough: A twenty-something advertising executive receives a postcard from a friend, and casually appropriates the image for an insurance company&#8217;s advertisement. What he doesn&#8217;t realize is that included in the pastoral 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 in black who offers a menacing ultimatum: find the sheep or face dire consequences. Thus begins a surreal and elaborate quest that takes our hero from the urban haunts of Tokyo to the remote and snowy mountains of northern Japan, where he confronts not only the mythological sheep, but the confines of tradition and the demons deep within himself. Quirky and utterly captivating, <b>A Wild Sheep Chase </b>is Murakami at his astounding best. 2057170 1982 A Wild Sheep Chase total:7030|5:1945|4:3001|3:1723|2:307|1:54| 7030 27566 9061 557 5 7 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 18 15:25:01 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 18 15:47:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 11 false false Fri Apr 17 05:26:39 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 03:36:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 7 false false Sun Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 17:32:25 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 11:25:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Sun Nov 18 07:03:07 -0800 2007 Sun Mar 30 08:21:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 09:23:45 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 09:39:16 -0700 2009 A Wild Sheep Chase are beautifully written and very effective--they slowly start to weave a story about a man's unsuccessful romantic relationships. These initial chapters are told with an intense attention to detail, both physical, visceral details and...more...]]> 3 1 false true Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 10:43:49 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 11:00:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Wed Jul 11 20:47:12 -0700 2007 Fri May 02 15:09:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 04 06:56:37 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 04 07:14:03 -0700 2007
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For me, it is Murakami's best, a lucid dre...more...]]> 3 3 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Apr 10 20:44:37 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 20:46:30 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 22 01:11:26 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 22 01:17:05 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 2 true false Sun May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 17:27:47 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 19:26:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 17:06:20 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 18:46:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 28 19:14:06 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 09:06:20 -0700 2009
The main charectar is an incredibaly apatheti...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jun 02 09:16:26 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 09:21:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Apr 13 11:28:21 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 11:28:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 10:24:42 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 10:36:44 -0800 2008
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I am reading all of Murakami's books out of order, so I don't know if the repeat imagery and symbolism has a great...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 23:20:13 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 18:51:12 -0800 2008 more...]]>