Most Popular Magical Realism Books of the 20th century

Discover popular Magical Realism books from the 20th century, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Master and Margarita

Mikhail Bulgakov

Fantasy · Magical Realism · Translation

1966

8.2/10 76 ratings

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

Magical Realism · Translation

1967

8.3/10 56 ratings

The Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

Haruki Murakami

Magical Realism · Translation

1991

7.9/10 26 ratings

Trilogy of the Rat #3

A Wild Sheep Chase

Haruki Murakami

Magical Realism · Translation

1989

7.7/10 31 ratings

Chocolat #1

Chocolat

Joanne Harris

Magical Realism

1999

7.8/10 57 ratings

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Patrick Süskind

Magical Realism · Translation · World Fantasy Award

1985

7.6/10 58 ratings

The Trial

Franz Kafka

Magical Realism · Translation

1925

6.8/10 40 ratings

The Course of the Heart

M. John Harrison

Fantasy · Magical Realism

1992

6.4/10 25 ratings

A Series of Unfortunate Events #2

The Reptile Room

Lemony Snicket

Magical Realism · Young Adult

August 30, 1999

6.4/10 89 ratings

A Series of Unfortunate Events #1

The Bad Beginning

Lemony Snicket

Magical Realism · Young Adult

August 30, 1999

6.4/10 115 ratings

The General in His Labyrinth

Gabriel García Márquez

Magical Realism · Translation

1989

10.0/10 1 ratings

Desolation Road

Ian McDonald

Science Fiction · Magical Realism · Locus Award

1988

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Book of Sand

Jorge Luis Borges

Magical Realism · Short Stories · Translation

1977

10.0/10 1 ratings

Temps

Neil Gaiman, Alex Stewart

Fantasy · Magical Realism · Anthology

1991

9.5/10 2 ratings

The Magus

John Fowles

Magical Realism

1966

8.2/10 12 ratings

Nights at the Circus

Angela Carter

Fantasy · Magical Realism

1984

8.0/10 6 ratings

The Night Watch

Sean Stewart

Fantasy · Magical Realism

1997

8.0/10 2 ratings

Resurrection Man

Sean Stewart

Fantasy · Magical Realism

1995

8.0/10 2 ratings

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Jorge Amado

Magical Realism · Translation

1969

8.0/10 2 ratings

Metamorphosis and Other Stories

Franz Kafka

Horror · Magical Realism · Short Stories · Translation

1971

8.0/10 1 ratings

Blindness #1

Blindness

José Saramago

Dystopia · Magical Realism · Translation

1995

8.0/10 20 ratings

Mr. Vertigo

Paul Auster

Magical Realism · Mainstream

1994

7.5/10 6 ratings

The Magic Toyshop

Angela Carter

Fantasy · Magical Realism

1967

7.6/10 11 ratings

Beloved

Toni Morrison

Horror · Magical Realism

1987

7.7/10 7 ratings

The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother

Gabriel García Márquez

Magical Realism · Short Stories · Translation

1972

7.8/10 13 ratings

Timbuktu

Paul Auster

Magical Realism · Mainstream

1998

7.8/10 6 ratings

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

Haruki Murakami

Magical Realism · Translation

1997

7.7/10 7 ratings

The Other Side of Silence

Margaret Mahy

Magical Realism · Young Adult · Mainstream · Mystery

October 1995

7.4/10 22 ratings

The Book of Imaginary Beings

Jorge Luis Borges

Magical Realism · Translation

1969

7.1/10 16 ratings

The Breast

Philip Roth

Magical Realism

1972

6.7/10 3 ratings

Moon Palace

Paul Auster

Magical Realism · Mainstream

1989

7.0/10 1 ratings

The Day of Creation

J. G. Ballard

Magical Realism

1987

7.0/10 2 ratings

A Maggot

John Fowles

Magical Realism

1985

7.0/10 2 ratings

Dr. Brodie's Report

Jorge Luis Borges

Magical Realism · Short Stories · Translation

1970

7.0/10 10 ratings

The House of the Spirits

Isabel Allende

Magical Realism

1993

6.8/10 5 ratings

The Castle

Franz Kafka

Magical Realism · Translation

1926

6.8/10 16 ratings