{"product_id":"a-wild-sheep-chase-haruki-murakami","title":"A Wild Sheep Chase (Haruki Murakami)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaruki Murakami's third novel, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Wild Sheep Chase\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is the mystery hybrid which completes the odyssey begun in \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHear the Wind Sing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePinball, 1973\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe man was leading an aimless life, time passing, one big blank.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis 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. Then, one September afternoon, the phone rings, and the adventure begins. Welcome to the wild sheep chase.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A science fiction fantasy, a romance, a metaphysical tease, or a dramatisation of philosophical ideas' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A highly accomplished piece of craftsmanship' \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1978, \u003cb\u003eHaruki Murakami\u003c\/b\u003e was twenty-nine and running a jazz bar in downtown Tokyo. One April day, the impulse to write a novel came to him suddenly while watching a baseball game. That first novel, \u003ci\u003eHear the Wind Sing\u003c\/i\u003e, won a new writers' award and was published the following year. More followed, including \u003ci\u003eA Wild Sheep Chase\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHard-Boiled Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eEnd of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, but it was \u003ci\u003eNorwegian Wood\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1987, that turned Murakami from a writer into a phenomenon. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn works such as \u003ci\u003eThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e1Q84,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFirst Person Singular\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe City and Its Uncertain Walls\u003c\/i\u003e Murakami's distinctive blend of the mysterious and the everyday, of melancholy and humour, continues to enchant readers, ensuring his place as one of the world's most acclaimed and well-loved writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 320 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65820911370589,"sku":"K098457857","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9845785700001A.jpg?v=1788634175","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/a-wild-sheep-chase-haruki-murakami","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}