Short story collection "Men Without Women" by Haruki Murakami (in English translation)
Excellent writing and storycraft throughout, most stories set in the author's usual somewhat oddly slanted world. His stories have very little "action" and lots of observation and internal thinking - as I tend to write - yet he does a good job keeping the pace moving and "hooks" the reader in subtle but effective ways. I cannot usually put my finger on how he does it but I do see a number of the techniques at times and I'm impressed.
One quite imaginative story begins with the line: He woke to discover that he had undergone a metamorphosis and become Gregor Samsa. The story the title comes from was the strangest and my least favorite but still interesting.
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