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The 15 Best Absurdist Fiction Novels With Surreal Stories

These delightfully absurd novels will whisk you away to surreal worlds and bizarre alternate realities that crinkle your brain.
If you ever wanted to enter some strange universe, there's no better way to do that than with an absurdist fiction book. This genre has the power to expand your worldview in the most surreal ways possible.
An absurdist novel is always satisfying to read, and the best part is, you'll discover something new each time you re-read it.
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
1
Ralph Ellison
House of Leaves (Mark Danielewski)
House of Leaves
2
Mark Danielewski
Froth on the Daydream (Boris Vian)
Froth on the Daydream
3
Boris Vian
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
4
Kurt Vonnegut
Nadja (André Breton)
Nadja
5
André Breton
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
6
Franz Kafka
Through the Looking-Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Through the Looking-Glass
7
Lewis Carroll
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
8
Haruki Murakami
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
9
Mikhail Bulgakov
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
10
Albert Camus
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
11
Kurt Vonnegut
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
12
Haruki Murakami
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
13
Joseph Heller
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
14
Kurt Vonnegut
Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
Metamorphosis
15
Franz Kafka
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