Jan. 22, 2025 |  Genres:  Literary Fiction   Magical Realism   Adventure   Literature  

A Wild Sheep Chase

His life was like a recurring nightmare: a train to nowhere. But an ordinary life has a way of taking an extraordinary turn. Add a girl whose ears are so exquisite that, when uncovered, they improve sex a thousand-fold, a runaway friend, a right-wing politico, an ovine-obsessed professor and a manic-depressive in a sheep outfit, implicate them in a hunt for a sheep, that may or may not be running the world, and the upshot is another singular masterpiece from Japan's finest novelist.

Another one of Murakami's trademark surrealist fictions. I wasn't able to get into this one as much as I was the others, but it is still a very entertaining read. Very highly recommended.