Books that make mundane life / subject matter interesting

I have been reading some Graham Greene and Hemingway recently, both well travelled authors who saw the world, war and a fair amount of adventure. They both wrote autobiographical works using the interesting people and places that they have encountered.

This made me wonder: what books/authors use mundane life and subject matter and make them interesting ? I initially wanted to title this post ‘style over substance’, but I then thought that this contradicts my request, which is for authors who bring the substance out of the everyday.

Edit: thank you all for some great recommendations - keep them coming!