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A Wild Sheep Chase
First edition (Japanese)
Author
Haruki Murakami
Original title
Hitsuji o meguru bōken (羊をめぐる冒険)
Translator
Alfred Birnbaum
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Genre
Surreal novel, magical realism
Publisher
Kodansha International
Publication date
October 15, 1982
Published in English
December 31, 1989
Media type
Print (Hardcover)
Pages
299 (US) 405 (JP)
ISBN
0-87011-905-2 (US) ISBN 4-06-200241-8 (JP)
OCLC
19670739
Dewey Decimal
895.6/35 20
LC Class
PL856.U673 H5713 1989
Preceded by
Pinball, 1973
Followed by
Dance Dance Dance
A Wild Sheep Chase (羊をめぐる冒険, Hitsuji o meguru bōken) (literally An Adventure Concerning Sheep[1]) is the third novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. First published in Japan in 1982, it was translated into English in 1989. It is an independent sequel to Pinball, 1973, and the third book in the so-called "Trilogy of the Rat". It won the 1982 Noma Literary Newcomer's Prize.
While the original story of A Wild Sheep Chase was set in the 1970s, translator Alfred Birnbaum and Kodansha editor Elmer Luke wanted a story that was more contemporary and also appealed to American readers.[2] In the novel, Murakami blends elements of American and English literature with Japanese contexts, exploring post-WWII Japanese cultural identity. The book is part mystery and part magical realism with a postmodern twist.
A Wild Sheep Chase has been defined as a parody or a renewal of Yukio Mishima's Natsuko no Bōken (夏子の冒険, Natsuko's Adventure).[3][4][5]
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