That's a very strong recommendation for Christa Wolf--you make her sound fantastic, and like somebody I would very much like to read. Thank you!
Have you read Annie Proulx? She came to mind for me when you mentioned mastery of language and character driven stories. I like her short stories better than her novels, so I would recommend a collection like Close Range or Bad Dirt. Sometimes her stories can be a bit brutal, but at other times she lightens them with a dark sense of humor that I really like.
My best recommendation for science fiction that's really literary fiction is Ursula K. Le Guin, but I'd bet you've already read her. But if you haven't, The Left Hand of Darkness is wonderful. And she's another writer whose short stories I love--The Compass Rose and The Birthday of the World are great collections.
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Have you read Annie Proulx? She came to mind for me when you mentioned mastery of language and character driven stories. I like her short stories better than her novels, so I would recommend a collection like Close Range or Bad Dirt. Sometimes her stories can be a bit brutal, but at other times she lightens them with a dark sense of humor that I really like.
My best recommendation for science fiction that's really literary fiction is Ursula K. Le Guin, but I'd bet you've already read her. But if you haven't, The Left Hand of Darkness is wonderful. And she's another writer whose short stories I love--The Compass Rose and The Birthday of the World are great collections.