8 Greatest Magical Realism Books of All Time

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Yashshvi Srivastava
Oct 19, 2024

Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami.

A teenage boy runs away from home and enters on a surreal journey of talking cats, mysterious disappearances, and alternate realities.

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami.

A man is searching for his missing cat and falls down the rabbit hole into bizarre and fantastic encounters and experiences

Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

This is a thrilling story of 1,001 kids born exactly at midnight with magical powers when India was being divided. It is history turned upside down with politics and magical realism all tumbled together into a whirlwind ride.

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

It describes the story of a shepherd boy, who in pursuit of his dream sets out on a journey to find the buried treasure near the Pyramids of Egypt and learns many lessons about life and listening to one's heart.

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

A young boy survives a shipwreck and finds himself adrift on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. This incredible journey is both wonderful and terrifying.

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

A man comes back to his childhood home for a funeral and finds himself drawn back into a world of magic which he had forgotten long ago.

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

This is a story of the Trueba family, weaving politics with magical elements interwoven into a tapestry of love, loss, and resilience over generations in Chile.

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

Beautiful tale of emotion where food and feelings intermesh. The passion for Pedro makes Tita's preparations all full of magic and resultant flavor.

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