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A twenty‑something advertising executive in Tokyo is drawn into a bizarre adventure when he appropriates a postcard for an insurance campaign. The image contains a mutant sheep with a star on its back, and the use of the photo attracts a menacing man in black who demands the sheep be found or faces dire consequences. What follows is a surreal, psychological journey that moves from Tokyo's urban landscape to the remote, snowy mountains of northern Japan, where the hero confronts not only the mythological sheep but also the traditions, myths, and inner demons that shape his destiny.
First publish date: January 1996
Genre: Literary Fiction/Surrealist Fiction
Authors: 村上春樹
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