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 Pigeon

Patrick Süskind

Magical Realism · Translation

1988

6.5/10 4 ratings

Trilogy of the Rat #1

Hear the Wind Sing

Haruki Murakami

Magical Realism · Translation

1987

6.7/10 3 ratings

Bellefleur

Joyce Carol Oates

Fantasy · Horror · Gothic Horror · Historical Fantasy · Magical Realism

1980

7.0/10 2 ratings

Trilogy of the Rat #2

Pinball, 1973

Haruki Murakami

Magical Realism · Translation

1985

6.3/10 3 ratings

Dance Dance Dance

Haruki Murakami

Magical Realism · Translation

1994

6.5/10 6 ratings

Not Wanted on the Voyage

Timothy Findley

Fantasy · Magical Realism

1984

6.7/10 6 ratings

A Fine and Private Place

Peter S. Beagle

Fantasy · Magical Realism

1960

6.0/10 3 ratings

Sarah Canary

Karen Joy Fowler

Magical Realism · Mainstream

1991

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Woman in the Wall

Patrice Kindl

Magical Realism · Young Adult

1997

6.0/10 1 ratings

Like Water for Chocolate

Laura Esquivel

Magical Realism

1992

6.0/10 1 ratings

Stepping from the Shadows

Patricia A. McKillip

Magical Realism · Mainstream

1982

6.0/10 1 ratings

Signs of Life

M. John Harrison

Science Fiction · Magical Realism

1997

5.9/10 23 ratings

Practical Magic #1

Practical Magic

Alice Hoffman

Magical Realism

July 1995

5.7/10 21 ratings

The Girl in a Swing

Richard Adams

Magical Realism

1980

5.4/10 8 ratings

Love Song

Philip José Farmer

Magical Realism

1970

4.0/10 1 ratings

The Artist of the Missing

Paul La Farge

Magical Realism · Mainstream

1999

The Famished Road #3

Infinite Riches

Ben Okri

Magical Realism

1999

Violet and Claire

Francesca Lia Block

Magical Realism · Young Adult

1999

Gone for Good

Mark Childress

Magical Realism

1998

The Flower in the Skull

Kathleen Alcalá

Magical Realism

1998

Collected Fictions

Jorge Luis Borges

Magical Realism · Short Stories · Translation

1998

Weetzie Bat (omnibus editions)

Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books

Francesca Lia Block

Magical Realism · Young Adult

1998

A Blessing on the Moon

Joseph Skibell

Magical Realism · Mainstream

1997

Spirits of the Ordinary

Kathleen Alcalá

Magical Realism

1997

Dogland

Will Shetterly

Magical Realism

1997

Thunder Mountain

Uncle River

Magical Realism

1996

Veronica

Nicholas Christopher

Magical Realism

1996

Goldsmith's Return

Terry Richard Bazes

Magical Realism · Mainstream

1995

Red Earth, Pouring Rain

Vikram Chandra

Magical Realism

1995

Weetzie Bat #5

Baby Be-Bop

Francesca Lia Block

Magical Realism · Young Adult

1995

Euphemia MacFarrigle and the Laughing Virgin

Christopher Whyte

Magical Realism

1995

When the Lights Go Out

Tanith Lee

Magical Realism · Thriller

1995

The Love Queen of Amazon

Cecile Pineda

Magical Realism

1994

Of Love and Other Demons

Gabriel García Márquez

Magical Realism · Translation

1994

The Famished Road #2

Songs of Enchantment

Ben Okri

Magical Realism

1993

And Then Put Out the Light

Deborah Grabien

Magical Realism

1993