Books like L'élégance du hérisson

Loved L'élégance du hérisson by Muriel Barbery? Here are 8 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.

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1The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
A devoted servant narrates his own restrained life and gradually reveals what he has hidden from himself.
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2A Man Called Ove
A Man Called Ove
Fredrik Backman
A grumpy, rule-bound older man in a residential building turns out to have more depth than his neighbours expect.
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3Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman
A socially isolated woman narrates her routine and her hidden history with dry humour and an outsider's eye.
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4Kitchen
Kitchen
B Yoshimoto
A young woman grieving a loss finds an unexpected household and a quiet, reflective voice in Tokyo.
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5Ensemble, C'est Tout
Ensemble, C'est Tout
Anna Gavalda
Several lonely Parisians slowly build connections in a French novel about kindness and class.
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6The Hare with Amber Eyes
The Hare with Amber Eyes
Edmund De Waal
A family history traced through a collection of Japanese netsuke, written with close attention to objects and inheritance.
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7The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rachel Joyce
An ordinary man sets out on a long walk and reflects on his life and his marriage along the way.
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8Stoner
Stoner
John Williams
A quiet, unfashionable life is recounted with patient attention to the ordinary choices that shape it.
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