Hunting for Sheep

«An old friend informed me of her death over the phone…» Thus begins «Hunting for Sheep» — perhaps the strangest journey through the nooks and crannies of the modern world and human consciousness, conceived by the legend of contemporary literature, Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. This novel has become an absolute global bestseller: the «hunting for sheep» in our souls will never end! So, call the police, ask for the address and phone number of the family, then call the family and find out the date and time of the funeral. And then, on the appointed day, take the suburban train from Waseda station. And hope that the hunt will be successful… So what is a sheep? «I don’t know myself, — Murakami smiles after the release of Hunting. — But I’m sure that this is precisely what became the main reason for the success of the book». How can a peaceful coincidence from a calm ordinary life throw a person into completely foreign lands? A photograph in a brochure with views of Hokkaido led the hero to a fateful decision. «Let’s find the sheep, — she said with her eyes closed. — We’ll find the sheep — and much will change for the better».