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Magic Realism at Its Best

Magic Realism is one of the hardest genres to define. Combining the elements of real-world settings, fantastical but unexamined phenomenon, and unrelliable narrators, Magic realism isn't to be confused with surrealism or just plain fantasy. It functions best when it questions how we blindly accept historical and political realities and instead embraces the ambiguity of myth and culture without losing connection to the suffering of the real world. Magic realism basically ends up being like porn: you know it when you see it.
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The Tin Drum (Günter Grass)
The Tin Drum
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
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Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
Salman Rushdie
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The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
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Eva Luna (Isabel Allende)
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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Toni Morrison
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The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
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Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
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Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
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She Weeps Each Time You're Born (Quan)
She Weeps Each Time You're Born
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Practical Magic (Alice Hoffman)
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Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
Angela Carter
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Wise Children
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