A Wild Sheep Chase

<p><b>Haruki Murakami's third novel </b><b><i>A Wild Sheep Chase</i></b><b> is the mystery hybrid which completes the odyssey begun in </b><b><i>Hear the Wind Sing</i></b><b> and </b><b><i>Pinball 1973</i></b><b>.</b><br><br>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 be seen.<br><br> Then one September afternoon the phone rings and the adventure begins. Welcome to the wild sheep chase.<br><br><b>'Mr. Murakami's style and imagination are closer to that of Kurt Vonnegut Raymond Carver and John Irving' <i>New York Times</i></b></p>