A Wild Sheep Chase

A Wild Sheep Chase,??????? (Hitsuji o meguru b?ken), is a novel published in 1982 by Japanese author Haruki Murakami.

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In A Wild Sheep Chase, Murakami blends elements of American literature with Japanese contexts. Murakami explores the post-WWII Japanese cultural identity. This book is part mystery and part fantasy with a post-modern twist.

Related Topics:
Japanese cultural - Post-modern

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This mock-detective tale follows an unnamed Japanese man through 1980s Tokyo. The passive, neurotic, chain-smoking main character gets swept away on an adventure that leads him on a hunt for a sheep that hasn?t been seen for years. The apathetic protagonist meets a woman with magically seductive ears and a strange man who dresses as a sheep and talks in slurs; in this way there are elements of Japanese animism or Shinto.

Related Topics:
Tokyo - David Lynch - Milan Kundera - Animism - Shinto

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