Its protagonist names a cat Kipper at the urging of a chauffeur after being hired by operatives of The Boss to abandon his translating and restaurant reviewing to investigate the title entity.
This novel includes a history of how an Ainu youth leads a group of farmers across the Shiokari Pass to settle Junitaki, written by a nameless, ancient Professor. Its protagonist names a cat Kipper at the urging of a chauffeur after being hired by operatives of The Boss to abandon his translating and restaurant reviewing to investigate the title entity. After being abandoned at the Dolphin Hotel by (*) Kumiko, that protagonist returns to J's bar to mourn an event that took place in a mountaintop Hokkaido cabin, where the Rat suicidally defeated the monstrous title creature. For 10 points, name this novel, followed by Dance, Dance, Dance, by Haruki Murakami, about a search for a mysterious woolen animal.
This novel includes a history of how an Ainu youth leads a group of farmers across the Shiokari Pass to settle Junitaki, written by a nameless, ancient Professor.
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