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A Wild Sheep Chase: A Novel
by Haruki Murakami
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+, Not Price Clipped
- ISBN 10
- 0870119052
- ISBN 13
- 9780870119057
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York, NY: Kodansha International, 1989. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. American First. First Edition stated on verso of title page; minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; 299 pages; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Hourglass Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024568
- Title
- A Wild Sheep Chase: A Novel
- Author
- Haruki Murakami
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+, Not Price Clipped
- Edition
- American First
- ISBN 10
- 0870119052
- ISBN 13
- 9780870119057
- Publisher
- Kodansha International
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- International Fiction [Japan]
Terms of Sale
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Hourglass Books
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Vancouver, British Columbia
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.