Just when you think you've read everything, and there's nothing new, here comes Murakami with his delicious books (if you read 'SHEEP CHASE, you'll end up reading them all). Creating the mystery and fun of a detective story with minimalist style, master Murakami reinvents symbolism and the Japanese novel while telling a wondrous story of sheep, a quest through urban to rural Japan, and ghosts. (The ending of this book will haunt you!) Simple details--drinking a beer while raiding the refrigerator, putting on a jazz record, taking a nap--punctuate the action in Haruki Murakami's worlds. Noble and yes, melancholy details--breathe life into this remarkable and quite funny work of a modern literary genius.