What is Magical Realism? It can be hard to pin down. Ultimately we have the authors of Latin America to thank for this, quite literally, fantastic genre. Magical Realism has come to encompass surealism and fabulism and helps us to reconsider the realities we've become too embroiled in to think about questioning.
Here are 100 magical realism books and must-read recommendations, from novels to short story collections, from authors like Isabel Allende and Borges.
Ten great book recommendations to introduce you to the world of magical realism.
An introduction to the Indigenous, Canadian author Eden Robinson who writes gritty, raw fiction that is magical, hilarious, suspenseful, and moving.
An outfit inspired by the cover and themes of Laura Ruby's Bone Gap.
Fashionable interpretation of Janina Matthewson's OF THINGS GONE ATRAY. Pure whimsy and perfect for Spring!
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