| Magical Realism is a very unique genre that | | | | Realism," but Kafka's works fit, especially |
| introduces elements of the mythological and | | | | depending on interpretation |
| fantastical into conventional literary settings. This | | | | 5. "Nights at the Circus" by Angela Carter |
| unusual blending creates a genre that is loved by | | | | 6. "Immortality" by Milan Kundera |
| many readers, writers, and academics, and also | | | | 7. "La Casa de los Espiritus" (The House of Spirits) |
| hated by many of the same. | | | | by Isabel Allende |
| One thing about magical realist literature is that | | | | 8. "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" by Gabriel |
| the style and voice varies greatly from work to | | | | Garcia Marquez |
| work depending on what part of the world the | | | | 9. "The Sugar Queen" by Sarah Addison Allen |
| magical realist novel is from. | | | | 10. "Electric Jesus Corpse" by Carlton Mellick III |
| One aspect of magical realism is that the "magic" | | | | 11. "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the |
| or mythological part of this genre comes from | | | | World: A Novel" by Haruki Murakami |
| the author's background and culture. This is why a | | | | This is a great list that provides more than |
| novel of this genre from Latin America will read, | | | | enough examples of magical realism literature for |
| sound, and feel completely different from an | | | | any reader to decide whether or not this is a |
| Australian Magical Realism story. | | | | genre they're going to enjoy. |
| Because of this, there is a lot of variety within | | | | Reading a great variety is very important, |
| the genre that is broadly labeled "magical realism." | | | | because you may find that you don't like magical |
| The following is a list of some of the most | | | | realism from Latin American authors and |
| popular and famous books in this style of | | | | influences, but you love the genre from the |
| literature, and should offer a buffet style variety | | | | Czech or Australian perspective. |
| of what the genre has to offer. | | | | Magical realism in some ways is a controversial |
| 1. "Midnight's Children" by Salman Rushdie | | | | genre, but enough of the novels have made the |
| (Indian-British) | | | | "canon" of classic literature to assure that it's not |
| 2. "Illywhacker" by Peter Carey (Australia) | | | | going away. |
| 3. "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel | | | | Some readers love these books, others hate |
| Garcia Marquez, (Colombia). This is probably the | | | | them, but one thing is for sure: there's no other |
| most famous example of magical realism ever. | | | | style of writing that matches the strangeness of |
| 4. "Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka (Czech) this | | | | what magical realism accomplishes. |
| book was written before the term "Magical | | | | |