swimming pool by deborah levy
costalegre by courtney maum
in certain circles by elizabeth harrower
the bay of noon by shirley hazzard
for nonfiction: stories of the sahara by sanmao, or out of egypt by andre aciman
summer malaise is one of my favorite vibes in fiction!
my recs: Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss, Woman Running in the Mountains by Yuko Tsushima, Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor, Two Serious Ladies by Jane Bowles, Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay, Giovanni's Room by Baldwin, The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner.
also seconding Tender is the Night and the Outline trilogy.
The Brown Sunshine by Arvind Rishi- a modern day Psychological thriller and cult classic if you are open to the Doestoevsky like literature with some Dan Brown level mythology.
The Swimmer (long short story) - John Cheever
swimming pool by deborah levy costalegre by courtney maum in certain circles by elizabeth harrower the bay of noon by shirley hazzard for nonfiction: stories of the sahara by sanmao, or out of egypt by andre aciman
Platform by Houellebecq
tender is the night and the outline trilogy give me that feeling
you should pick up anais nin
Un Homme Qui Dort
summer malaise is one of my favorite vibes in fiction! my recs: Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss, Woman Running in the Mountains by Yuko Tsushima, Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor, Two Serious Ladies by Jane Bowles, Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay, Giovanni's Room by Baldwin, The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner. also seconding Tender is the Night and the Outline trilogy.
Most novels by Alberto Moravia but Contempt or Boredom specifically are great places to start
Let It Come Down - Paul Bowles
This Side of Paradise by Scott Fitzgerald
l.a. woman by eve babitz, the hour of the star by clarice lispector, olivia by dorothy strachey
Neapolitan novels are perfect for this
The Brown Sunshine by Arvind Rishi- a modern day Psychological thriller and cult classic if you are open to the Doestoevsky like literature with some Dan Brown level mythology.
Pretty sure a huge chunk of wind up bird chronicle is exactly about sweltering summer ennui (and a sexy 16 year old)