A Wild Sheep Chase

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

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Вони були натхненні та яскраві, що відбивалося навіть у їхніх іменах. Розумник Червоний, який надихав усіх на перемогу. Синій — капітан команди з регбі, що вчив не перейматися поразками. Сором’язлива піаністка Біла — красуня з обличчям японської ляльки. Чорна — іронічна комедіантка-інтелектуалка. І невиразної барви Цкуру. П’ятеро шкільних друзів —

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"Youthful, slangy, political, and allegorical, Murakami is a writer who seems to be aware of every current American novel and popular song. Yet . . . [A Wild Sheep Chase] is clearly rooted in modern Japan." --The New York Times "In every society, Murakami's works are first accepted as texts

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