I am looking for a book where the prose is the star of the show. I love to markup my books in appreciation of the writing, so I don’t mind it being a little complicated.
When I think of truly beautiful prose where I sometimes find the plot forgettable (in a good way, because I am so enthralled by the writing!) I think Murakami, Tartt, and Marquez (with excellent translations).
No sci-fi, fantasy, or historical fiction.
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In The Distance by Hernan Diaz
Stoner by John Williams
Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Damn all my favorite prose writers, like Le Guin and Mieville, usually do genre. If you can make an exception, I’d consider either Earthsea or The City and the City.
Some lines from Sally Rooney’s Normal People are great. I know you said no sci-fi but Orbital by Samantha Harvey is a wowser
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson