A Wild Sheep Chase
by Murakami, Haruki
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0870119052
- ISBN 13
- 9780870119057
- Seller
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About This Item
Tokyo and New York: Kodansha International, 1989. First U.S. Edition, First printing. Translated from the original Japanese publication of "Hitsuji o meguru boken" by Alfred Birnbaum. A marvelous hybrid of mythology and mystery, A Wild Sheep Chase is the extraordinary literary thriller that launched Haruki Murakami's international reputation. It begins simply enough: A twenty-something advertising executive receives a postcard from a friend, and casually appropriates the image for an insurance company's advertisement. What he doesn'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, A Wild Sheep Chase is Murakami at his astounding best. Original bright green quarter-cloth spine w/ silver gilt lettering over blue boards. Tail of spine gently bumped, else a Fine copy in a Fine mylar-covered Dust Jacket.
Synopsis
A Wild Sheep Chase is a novel published in 1982 by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. It is the sequel to Pinball, 1973, and is the third book in Murakami's "Trilogy of the Rat". In A Wild Sheep Chase, Murakami blends elements of American literature with Japanese contexts, exploring post-WWII Japanese cultural identity. The book is part mystery and part fantasy with a postmodern twist.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Prowler (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21781
- Title
- A Wild Sheep Chase
- Author
- Murakami, Haruki
- Format/Binding
- Original bright green quarter-cloth spine w/ silver gilt lettering over blue boards.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0870119052
- ISBN 13
- 9780870119057
- Publisher
- Kodansha International
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo and New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Pages
- 299 pp.
- Keywords
- First Editions, Translated, Japanese
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