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Books That Mix Magic With the Mundane

This is a list of books, many of which fall under the genre of magical realism, that present magical occurrences in everyday settings or everyday occurrences in magical settings.
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American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
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Neil Gaiman
Asleep in the Sun (Adolfo Bioy Casares)
Asleep in the Sun
2
Adolfo Bioy Casares
The Baron in the Trees (Italo Calvino)
The Baron in the Trees
3
Italo Calvino
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
4
Toni Morrison
Big Fish
Big Fish
5
Blood Red Snow White (Marcus Sedgwick)
Blood Red Snow White
6
Marcus Sedgwick
The Borrowers (Mary Norton)
The Borrowers
7
Mary Norton
The Box Man (Kobo Abe)
The Box Man
8
Kobo Abe
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
9
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Buried Giant
10
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Castle of Crossed Destinies (Italo Calvino)
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
11
Italo Calvino
Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
Chocolat
12
Joanne Harris
Cuckoo Song (Frances Hardinge)
Cuckoo Song
13
Frances Hardinge
The Daydreamer (Ian McEwan)
The Daydreamer
14
Ian McEwan
Egg & Spoon (Gregory Maguire)
Egg & Spoon
15
Gregory Maguire
Every Day (David Levithan)
Every Day
16
David Levithan
Eva Luna (Isabel Allende)
Eva Luna
17
Isabel Allende
The Golem and the Jinni (Helene Wecker)
The Golem and the Jinni
18
Helene Wecker
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
19
Haruki Murakami
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
20
Isabel Allende
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
21
Italo Calvino
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
22
The Invention of Morel
The Invention of Morel
23
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
24
Italo Calvino
Journey to the East
Journey to the East
25
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
26
Haruki Murakami
The Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
The Life of Pi
27
Yann Martel
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
28
Laura Esquivel
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
29
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
30
Gabriel García Márquez
Magic America (CE Medford)
Magic America
31
CE Medford
The Magic Toyshop
The Magic Toyshop
32
Memoirs of a Survivor
Memoirs of a Survivor
33
Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
Metamorphosis
34
Franz Kafka
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
35
Salman Rushdie
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
36
Patrick Ness
Mr. Palomar
Mr. Palomar
37
The Night Before Christmas (Nikolai Gogol)
The Night Before Christmas
38
Nikolai Gogol
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
39
Angela Carter
Noah Barleywater Runs Away (John Boyne)
Noah Barleywater Runs Away
40
John Boyne
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