10 Books With Magical Realism

10 Books With Magical Realism

Magical realism is a niche genre of fiction that straddles the space between realism and fantasy. Here are 10 Books With Magical Realism Everyone Should Read.

One Hundred Years of Solitude

One Hundred Years of Solitude

In this book that chronicles the life of seven generations of the Buendia family that lives in the fictional town of Macondo.

Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo

Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo

The protagonist of this book is Juan Preciado, and we follow his journey to his mother’s homeland after her death.

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

In this book, a small, cosy coffee shop in Tokyo offers its customers the unique opportunity to move in time while sipping on their coffee.

Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie

Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie

The protagonist of this book is an orphan boy born on the midnight of India’s independence on 15th August 1947.

Latitudes of Longing by Shubhangi Swarup

Latitudes of Longing by Shubhangi Swarup

The boundaries between human and natural worlds are blurred in this book, which features a clairvoyant who can talk to trees, a restless ocean spirit.

The House of the Spirits by Isabelle Allende

The House of the Spirits by Isabelle Allende

In the tradition of Marquez, Allende’s wonderful book looks at the history of Chile through generations of a family named Trueba.

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Nobel laureate Morrison’s book, in which the ghosts of a haunted past return to the present, is a socially inquisitive magical realist book.

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

The protagonist of this book, Kafka, leaves his home under the prophesy of an Oedipal complex.

Life of Pi by Yenn Martel

Life of Pi by Yenn Martel

This landmark animal fantasy novel tells the story of a Tamilian boy from Pondhicherry ‘Pi’ Patel and a Bengal tiger.

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

This bewildering Menippean satire follows Satan and his crew. This includes a naked witch and a cat with a penchant for chess and vodka, descent on earth.