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Book Riot's Must Read Magical Realism Books

This is a list of one hundred books that Book Riot has as must read Magical Realism. Some of these are far more popular than others.
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The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
1
Isabel Allende
Eva Luna (Isabel Allende)
Eva Luna
2
Isabel Allende
The Stories of Eva Luna (Isabel Allende)
The Stories of Eva Luna
3
Isabel Allende
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (Jorge Amado)
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
4
Jorge Amado
The War of the Saints (Jorge Amado)
The War of the Saints
5
Jorge Amado
The Road to Tamazunchale (Ron Arias)
The Road to Tamazunchale
6
Ron Arias
The Man Who Walked Through Walls (Marcel Aymé)
The Man Who Walked Through Walls
7
Marcel Aymé
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (Aimee Bender)
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
8
Aimee Bender
The Aleph and Other Stories (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Aleph and Other Stories
9
Jorge Luis Borges
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
10
Jorge Luis Borges
Labyrinths (Jorge Luis Borges)
Labyrinths
11
Jorge Luis Borges
Dandelion Wine (Ray Bradbury)
Dandelion Wine
12
Ray Bradbury
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
13
Mikhail Bulgakov
The Tartar Steppe (Dino Buzzati)
The Tartar Steppe
14
Dino Buzzati
The Baron in the Trees (Italo Calvino)
The Baron in the Trees
15
Italo Calvino
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
16
Italo Calvino
Explosion in a Cathedral (Alejo Carpentier)
Explosion in a Cathedral
17
Alejo Carpentier
The Kingdom of This World (Alejo Carpentier)
The Kingdom of This World
18
Alejo Carpentier
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
19
Angela Carter
So Far From God (Ana Castillo)
So Far From God
20
Ana Castillo
Sacred River (Syl Cheney-Coker)
Sacred River
21
Syl Cheney-Coker
A Man Was Going Down the Road (Otar Chiladze)
A Man Was Going Down the Road
22
Otar Chiladze
Hopscotch (Julio Cortazar)
Hopscotch
23
Julio Cortazar
Claire of the Sea Light (Edwidge Danticat)
Claire of the Sea Light
24
Edwidge Danticat
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
25
Junot Díaz
The Mistress of Spices (Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni)
The Mistress of Spices
26
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The Shell Collector (Anthony Doerr)
The Shell Collector
27
Anthony Doerr
The Obscene Bird of Night (Jose Donoso)
The Obscene Bird of Night
28
Jose Donoso
Things We Lost in the Fire (Mariana Enriquez)
Things We Lost in the Fire
29
Mariana Enriquez
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse (Louise Erdrich)
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
30
Louise Erdrich
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
31
Louise Erdrich
Tracks (Louise Erdrich)
Tracks
32
Louise Erdrich
The Law of Love (Laura Esquivel)
The Law of Love
33
Laura Esquivel
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
34
Laura Esquivel
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
35
Jonathan Safran Foer
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
36
Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
37
Neil Gaiman
Dreaming in Cuban (Cristina Garcia)
Dreaming in Cuban
38
Cristina Garcia
The Nose (Nikolai Gogol)
The Nose
39
Nikolai Gogol
The Tin Drum (Günter Grass, Trans. Breon Mitchell)
The Tin Drum
40
Günter Grass, Trans. Breon Mitchell
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