In contrast to the previous book, a large portion of Dance, Dance, Dance takes place in Tokyo and around the Kanto region. The same protagonist is still living in Tokyo but takes a couple of trips back to Sapporo to re-visit the Dolphin Hotel. Most of the significant scenes of the book take place on Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido.ĭance, Dance, Dance, though not published directly after A Wild Sheep Chase, is the next and final book in the series. The Hyogo-born protagonist, now living in Tokyo, is called upon by the assistant of a powerful man simply known as ‘The Boss’ to hunt down the mysterious sheep that appears in a photo taken by his old friend the Rat. It features the same narrator from Murakami’s first two novels, Hear The Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973. A Wild Sheep Chase, Haruki Murakami’s third novel, is the first book in which he experiments with the surrealist and supernatural storytelling elements that he would become known for.
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