Some other novels I've recently enjoyed (aside from third policeman): White Noise - DeLillo, Blindness - Saramago, Piranesi - Clarke, Timequake - Vonnegut
i haven't read Piranesi yet but the reviews reminded me of John Crowley's Little, Big. May have just been the way the geography of the house was described.
From DeLillo, an easy jump to Pynchon. The Crying of Lot 49 and Inherent Vice are the best starting points.
Saramago's great - I need to read more of his. Everything that I have read from before he won the Nobel is damned good. My favorite is The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis, which will also make you want to read Fernando Pessoa. The Gospel According to Jesus Christ is powerful - he has a couple of interpretive twists that really make it stand out among life-of-Jesus novels. If you want to further explore Portuguese fiction, check out Antonio Lobo Antunes. I don't know where the best starting place is for him. Although many or most of his novels are in English, I have a hard time finding them, but perhaps your library is better than mine.
Thanks! The Invention of Morel looks interesting.
Some other novels I've recently enjoyed (aside from third policeman): White Noise - DeLillo, Blindness - Saramago, Piranesi - Clarke, Timequake - Vonnegut
i haven't read Piranesi yet but the reviews reminded me of John Crowley's Little, Big. May have just been the way the geography of the house was described.
From DeLillo, an easy jump to Pynchon. The Crying of Lot 49 and Inherent Vice are the best starting points.
Saramago's great - I need to read more of his. Everything that I have read from before he won the Nobel is damned good. My favorite is The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis, which will also make you want to read Fernando Pessoa. The Gospel According to Jesus Christ is powerful - he has a couple of interpretive twists that really make it stand out among life-of-Jesus novels. If you want to further explore Portuguese fiction, check out Antonio Lobo Antunes. I don't know where the best starting place is for him. Although many or most of his novels are in English, I have a hard time finding them, but perhaps your library is better than mine.