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An advertising man is sent to search for a sheep with a star on its back
1982Steady paceThoughtful
What it is about
A Tokyo man who works in a small advertising agency is given an unexpected task: to find a particular sheep with a star-shaped mark. The search takes him to the north of Japan. The case is linked to a powerful figure.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like surreal fiction.
What you will get
The third book of the Rat trilogy, but it stands alone.
A Wild Sheep Chase Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Literary Fiction · Surreal · Quest · Japan
Length
320 pages · ≈ 9 h
More about this book
Characters
An unnamed narrator and his girlfriend.
Setting
Tokyo and Hokkaido.
What makes it different
A surreal detective story that turns into a spiritual search.
Feel
Dreamlike, funny and odd.
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