Slice of life novels

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Slice of life novels 2014-05-29 21:20:02Post No. 4949438
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Slice of life novels Anonymous 2014-05-29 21:20:02 Post No. 4949438 [Report]

Hi /lit/ I'm looking for some novels that capture the quiet mundanity of life like the films of Yasujir? Ozu and Eric Rohmer

I've tried Henry James, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, and Jane Austen. Hardy came closest but he Tess and Jude the Obscure were a little too heavy-handed for my tastes,

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Anonymous 2014-05-29 21:35:20 Post No.4949472
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Anonymous 2014-05-29 21:35:20 Post No.4949472 [Report]

JL Carr - A Month in the Country

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Anonymous 2014-05-29 23:45:56 Post No.4949767
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Anonymous 2014-05-29 23:45:56 Post No.4949767 [Report]

>>4949438
>quiet mundanity of life

Knausgaard maybe?

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Anonymous 2014-05-30 00:29:55 Post No.4949884
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>>4949438
The Red Pony by Steinbeck, maybe?

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« ???????? » 2014-05-30 00:45:57 Post No.4949916
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Eleven quiet little tales from Le Guin's fictional European country of Orsinia.

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Anonymous 2014-05-30 00:52:33 Post No.4949933
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Anonymous 2014-05-30 00:52:33 Post No.4949933 [Report]

Pan by Hamsun. Sorta.

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Anonymous 2014-05-30 00:54:18 Post No.4949939
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Anonymous 2014-05-30 00:54:18 Post No.4949939 [Report]

>>4949884
Yeah, I think Steinbeck in general is what you're looking for. The chapters in East of Eden and The Grapes of Wrath where he goes off on tangents and describes random shit are gr8

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Anonymous 2014-05-30 00:58:15 Post No.4949946
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Anonymous 2014-05-30 00:58:15 Post No.4949946 [Report]

Makioka Sisters by Tanizaki.

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Anonymous 2014-05-30 01:12:13 Post No.4949987
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Anonymous 2014-05-30 01:12:13 Post No.4949987 [Report]

>>4949472
This one was pretty good.

Should we make a recommended slice of life literature chart? mite b cool

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Anonymous 2014-05-30 01:36:06 Post No.4950021
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Anonymous 2014-05-30 01:36:06 Post No.4950021 [Report]

>>4949438
Suttree by cormac mccarthy, also thank you very much op, i was looking for the phrase "slice of life" really, thank you.

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Anonymous 2014-05-30 14:35:05 Post No.4951782
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Anonymous 2014-05-30 14:35:05 Post No.4951782 [Report]

Bump for more suggestions

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Anonymous 2014-05-30 14:50:26 Post No.4951832
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Anonymous 2014-05-30 14:50:26 Post No.4951832 [Report]

>>4949438
Canary Row by Steinbeck (or any Steinbeck for that matter) really comes across as just a glimpse into the lives of a few characters for a short while, leaving you fulfilled.

The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway is somewhat like this too. Especially the fishing scene.

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Anonymous 2014-05-30 15:04:48 Post No.4951885
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>>4949438
Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun

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Anonymous 2014-05-30 15:26:26 Post No.4951968
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Anonymous 2014-05-30 15:26:26 Post No.4951968 [Report]

Jane Austen's books remind me of Rohmer

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Anonymous 2014-05-30 15:29:20 Post No.4951978
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Anonymous 2014-05-30 15:29:20 Post No.4951978 [Report]

Raymond Carver
Richard Yates
James Purdy
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