I think it was Italo Calvino who used to say he wanted his books to read like a mysterious tome you'd find in an attic. I'm looking for books with that kind of feel. I like books that are beautifully written, philosophical but also exciting and supernatural. I also like books about books or literary allusions.
I'm thinking about authors like Jorges Luis Borges and Italo Calvino.
I also really like The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde and Hyperion by Dan Simmons.
I think Matt Haig is decent. I feel he's trying to write the kinda books I like but is falling just a little short by not being deep enough.
by Apprehensive_Gas9952
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Murakami – Killing Commendatore
Ibrahim al-Koni’s works are beautifully written, philosophical, and in a sense supernatural. Gene Wolfe’s as well, although they’re more sci-fi and less Sahara Desert mysticism.
China Miéville The City & The City
Or Mikhail Bulgakov The Master and Margarita
These are my recs on the top of my head, judging by your post.
Also interested in such books. Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun was almost there in a way, but not quite (for me anyway).