A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami

A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki MurakamiHaruki Murakami's third novel, A Wild Sheep Chase is the mystery hybrid which completes the odyssey begun in Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973. The man was leading an aimless life, time passing, one big blank. His girlfriend has perfectly formed ears, ears with the power to bewitch, marvels of creation. The man receives a letter from a friend, enclosing a seemingly innocent photograph of sheep, and a request: place the photograph somewhere it will

guesswork and uncertainty

exciting and above all easy

it is also a thingof romantic beauty

perfectly coiffed starlets

as well as the extraordinary healing power of music

to dinosaurs

guide to Gunung Rinjani

in stories such as 'The Garden Party' she reveals the tension between innocence and corruption

a deliciously funny

it becomes clear that someone will stop at nothing to cut Cass's investigation - and perhaps her life - short

comes an uplifting call to action that

A captivating selection of short stories in the original Japanese alongside their English translationsThis new dual-language edition of ten stories selected from The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories celebrates some of the very best Japanese literature from the past hundred years