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A Wild Sheep Chase: A Novel
by Murakami, Haruki. Translated by Alfred Birnbaum
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- About Fine/About Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0870119052
- ISBN 13
- 9780870119057
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Tokyo and New York: Kodansha, 1989. First American edition. 1/4 cloth. About Fine/About Fine. 8vo, 299 pp. Very slight touch of sunning to edges of boards and faint tanning to jacket flaps, but a lovely copy.
Synopsis
A Wild Sheep Chase is a novel published in 1982 by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. It is the sequel to Pinball, 1973, and is the third book in Murakami's "Trilogy of the Rat". In A Wild Sheep Chase, Murakami blends elements of American literature with Japanese contexts, exploring post-WWII Japanese cultural identity. The book is part mystery and part fantasy with a postmodern twist.
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- Bookseller
- Passages Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002257
- Title
- A Wild Sheep Chase: A Novel
- Author
- Murakami, Haruki. Translated by Alfred Birnbaum
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - About Fine
- Jacket Condition
- About Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0870119052
- ISBN 13
- 9780870119057
- Publisher
- Kodansha
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo and New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Japanese Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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Passages Bookshop
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About the Seller
Passages Bookshop
Biblio member since 2008
Portland, Oregon
About Passages Bookshop
Passages Bookshop stocks fine, rare, and unusual books and graphic art, with a concentration on modern and contemporary literature and art (particularly poetry and the avant-garde), artist's books, fine printing, and the book arts. The successor to New York City's Bridge Bookshop (late 1980s), Passages opened in Albuquerque in 1994 and relocated to Portland, Oregon, in 1997. Recently settled into our new location in NW Portland, we are open by appointment or chance. Proprietor: David Abel, info@passagesbookshop.com
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