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Magical Realism

A mystical and magical secondary genre that is often difficult to define and identify, this is just a random selection of some magical realism novels. It is by no means a complete list and not everyone will agree that all of these books qualify as magical realism but that's part of the beauty of the genre. Enjoy. :)
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The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern
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Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
Salman Rushdie
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The Girl With Glass Feet (Ali Shaw)
The Girl With Glass Feet
Ali Shaw
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Of Bees and Mist (Erick Setiawan)
Of Bees and Mist
Erick Setiawan
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The Minaturist (Jessie Burton)
The Minaturist
Jessie Burton
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The Gargoyle
The Gargoyle
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The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
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Among Others
Among Others
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami
Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman
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The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender (Leslye Walton)
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
Leslye Walton
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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
Susanna Clarke
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Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel García Márquez
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Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
Kate Atkinson
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Winter's Tale
Winter's Tale
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1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
Haruki Murakami
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The Tiger's Wife (Tea Obreht)
The Tiger's Wife
Tea Obreht
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The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Buried Giant
Kazuo Ishiguro
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All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
Charlie Jane Anders
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The Enchanted
The Enchanted
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Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell
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The Life of Pi
The Life of Pi
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Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman
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The Monsters of Templeton
The Monsters of Templeton
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The Man Who Rained (Ali Shaw)
The Man Who Rained
Ali Shaw
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The High Mountains of Portugal (Yann Martel)
The High Mountains of Portugal
Yann Martel
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The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
The Library at Mount Char
Scott Hawkins
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The Book of Speculation (Erika Swyler)
The Book of Speculation
Erika Swyler
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The Snow Child
The Snow Child
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Garden Spells (Sarah Addison Allen)
Garden Spells
Sarah Addison Allen
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American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
Neil Gaiman
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Church of Marvels (Leslie Parry)
Church of Marvels
Leslie Parry
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A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs
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The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (Claire North)
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
Claire North
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Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
Seanan McGuire
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
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When Autumn Leaves (Amy Foster)
When Autumn Leaves
Amy Foster
40
Little Big
Little Big
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