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The Bibliophile's Best Books of Each Genre: Magical Realism

My next list in this series is on magical realism. For those who aren't big fans of fantasy or magic realism, which I must admit includes myself, you may want some clarity on magical realism as a genre. It's a genre where magical elements are woven into a realistic setting, treating the extraordinary as a natural part of everyday life. It blends the fantastical with the ordinary, creating a world where the surreal coexists with the real without question. Although not a favourite genre of mine, I have read a number of books in this list which are iconic and which I loved. So, I hope you get something out of this list. Enjoy...
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
1
Toni Morrison
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
2
Angela Carter
The Book of Form and Emptiness (Ruth Ozeki)
The Book of Form and Emptiness
3
Ruth Ozeki
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
4
Junot Díaz
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West
5
Mohsin Hamed
Family Lore (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Family Lore
6
Elizabeth Acevedo
The Famished Road (Ben Okri)
The Famished Road
7
Ben Okri
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
8
Jorge Luis Borges
The Gospel According to the New World (Maryse Conde)
The Gospel According to the New World
9
Maryse Conde
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
10
Isabel Allende
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V. E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
11
V. E. Schwab
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
12
Susanna Clarke
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
13
Haruki Murakami
The Kingdom of This World (Alejo Carpentier)
The Kingdom of This World
14
Alejo Carpentier
Let Us Descend (Jesmyn Ward)
Let Us Descend
15
Jesmyn Ward
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
16
Yann Martel
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
17
Laura Esquivel
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
18
George Saunders
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
19
Gabriel García Márquez
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
20
Mikhail Bulgakov
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
21
Franz Kafka
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library
22
Matt Haig
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
23
Salman Rushdie
Moonbath (Yanick Lahens)
Moonbath
24
Yanick Lahens
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
25
Erin Morgenstern
Nothing to See Here (Kevin Wilson)
Nothing to See Here
26
Kevin Wilson
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
27
Neil Gaiman
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
28
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (Aimee Bender)
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
29
Aimee Bender
Pedro Paramo (Juan Rulfo)
Pedro Paramo
30
Juan Rulfo
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
31
Susanna Clarke
Red Sorghum (Mo Yan)
Red Sorghum
32
Mo Yan
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
33
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
34
Jesmyn Ward
The Snow Child (Eowyn Ivey)
The Snow Child
35
Eowyn Ivey
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
36
Ruth Ozeki
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
37
Audrey Niffenegger
The Water Dancer (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
The Water Dancer
38
Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
39
Haruki Murakami
The Women Could Fly (Megan Giddings)
The Women Could Fly
40
Megan Giddings
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