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40 Unmissable Magical Realism Reads

"Kafka's Metamorphosis. Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude. Carter's Nights at the Circus - there's no denying that fiction of a magic realist bent is among the finest of the modern era. But creating credible, impactful magic realism - the melding of real-world settings and characters with mythic, magical or fantastical elements, is no mean feat. Making magic believable - making magic make sense in a real world - requires a conjuror's verve and skill." - J. Owen, lovereading.co.uk
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
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Gabriel García Marquez
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
2
Gabriel García Márquez
Memories of My Melancholy Whores (Gabriel García Márquez)
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
3
Gabriel García Márquez
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
4
Isabel Allende
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
5
Toni Morrison
Days of Anger (Sylvie Germain)
Days of Anger
6
Sylvie Germain
The Hearing Trumpet (Leonora Carrington)
The Hearing Trumpet
7
Leonora Carrington
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
8
Laura Esquivel
The Tryst (Monique Roffey)
The Tryst
9
Monique Roffey
The Mermaid of Black Conch (Monique Roffey)
The Mermaid of Black Conch
10
Monique Roffey
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
11
Junot Díaz
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
12
Neil Gaiman
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
13
Neil Gaiman
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
14
Yann Martel
Johnathon Strange and Mr. Norrell
Johnathon Strange and Mr. Norrell
15
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
16
Salman Rushdie
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
17
Angela Carter
Fireworks (Angela Carter)
Fireworks
18
Angela Carter
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (Aimee Bender)
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
19
Aimee Bender
The Snow Child (Eowyn Ivey)
The Snow Child
20
Eowyn Ivey
The Immortalists (Chloe Benjamin)
The Immortalists
21
Chloe Benjamin
Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
Metamorphosis
22
Franz Kafka
Things in Jars (Jess Kidd)
Things in Jars
23
Jess Kidd
The Nose (Nikolai Gogol)
The Nose
24
Nikolai Gogol
Pedro Paramo (Juan Rulfo)
Pedro Paramo
25
Juan Rulfo
Sharks in the Time of Saviors (Kawai Strong Washburn)
Sharks in the Time of Saviors
26
Kawai Strong Washburn
Eggshells (Caitriona Lally)
Eggshells
27
Caitriona Lally
Flames (Robbie Arnott)
Flames
28
Robbie Arnott
Sealskin (Su Bristow)
Sealskin
29
Su Bristow
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
30
Erin Morgenstern
The Ones That Disappeared (Zana Fraillon)
The Ones That Disappeared
31
Zana Fraillon
Out of the Blue (Sophie Cameron)
Out of the Blue
32
Sophie Cameron
In the Dream House (Carmen Maria Machado)
In the Dream House
33
Carmen Maria Machado
Land of Love and Drowning
Land of Love and Drowning
34
A Tall History of Sugar (Curdella Forbes)
A Tall History of Sugar
35
Curdella Forbes
The Famished Road (Ben Okri)
The Famished Road
36
Ben Okri
The Icarus Girl (Helen Oyeyemi)
The Icarus Girl
37
Helen Oyeyemi
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
38
Helen Oyeyemi
The Binding (Bridget Collins)
The Binding
39
Bridget Collins
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street (Natasha Pulley)
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
40
Natasha Pulley
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