This is basically my favorite genre. Deborah Levy, Rachel Cusk, Rachel Kushner, Elena Ferrante, all major players here. Books that fall into this category that I’ve loved include:
• Hot Milk
• The Country Life
• Outline
• The Nude
• August Blue
• Creation Lake
• Neapolitan Novels
• Bonjour Tristesse
• Year Before Last (Kay Boyle)
Honorable mention:
• The Flamethrowers (partially set in NYC)
• Leaving the Atocha Station (girl is a boy)
• Scaffolding (girl is not really a loner)
Please let me know what is missing from this list!
by complexpersimmon39