noun
middle-brow novel
A Japanese literary category between pure literature (純文学) and popular fiction (大衆小説); often focuses on everyday life with literary quality but broad appeal.
中間小説は純文学と大衆小説の間に位置するジャンルだ。
The middle-brow novel is a genre positioned between pure literature and popular fiction.
She is known as a writer of middle-brow novels.