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by Haruki Murakami · The Rat series
Murakami's surreal detective tale follows an aimless Tokyo ad executive on a dreamlike quest to find a mystical sheep. Blending noir, absurdism, and melancholic longing, the novel unfolds through jazz bars, sheep farms, and spectral encounters. A meditation on loss, modern alienation, and the enigmatic pull of the past.
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