Have you read any Arthur Koestler?
Bit old school, but very readable.

I've finaly got my mitts on two books Amberl suggested. Italo Calvino's 'If on a Winter's Night a Traveller', which I have yet to start, and Haruki Murakami's 'Hard Boiled Wonderland and The End of the WOrld', which was great fun. A bit like Raymond Chandler meets Richard Brautigan, a bit Alice, and a bit of Japanese angst.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Wed 21 Apr 2010, 10:41, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World is a great book, and I really think you'll enjoy the twistiness of 'If On a Winter's Night a Traveller'
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 10:47, Reply)

I have a few other HM on order - seems harder to get hold of than you'd think for such an author.
I'm having to read both authors in translation, alas. I always wonder if I'm being short changed by the translator - how good is the Murakami translation?
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Wed 21 Apr 2010, 10:54, Reply)

Well I've never read the original
but Murakami speaks/reads English so I'd assume he's given it a look through, plus he licences his translations rigorously (there are very few)
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 11:08, Reply)