Magical Realism

The Big Door Prize

A mysterious machine in a small Louisiana town reveals people's life potential, causing them to re-evaluate their lives and dreams.

M. O. Walsh
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Dreaming in Cuban

Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina García is a poignant story of a family divided by the Cuban revolution, blending magical realism with themes of politics, separation, and identity.

Cristina García
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Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children

Midnight's Children is a historical and magical realist saga about two boys born at the moment of India's independence from British rule, whose lives are intertwined by a twist of fate.

Salman Rushdie
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Practical Magic

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman follows the Owens sisters, who navigate life and love while dealing with their family's witchy legacy in a small Massachusetts town.

Alice Hoffman
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Like Water for Chocolate

'Like Water for Chocolate' by Laura Esquivel is a magical realism novel about Tita, a young woman in turn-of-the-century Mexico, who communicates her suppressed emotions through her extraordinary cooking.

Laura Esquivel
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The Green Mile

The Green Mile narrates the story of death row supervisor Paul Edgecombe and his supernatural encounter with inmate John Coffey, revealing themes of justice, morality, and the extraordinary.

Stephen King
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Hell of a Book

Jason Mott's 'Hell of a Book' is a powerful and darkly comedic exploration of racism, identity, and the struggles of being Black in America, wrapped in a surreal and captivating narrative.

Jason Mott
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One Hundred Years of Solitude

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez chronicles the rise and fall of the Buendía family and the town of Macondo, exploring themes of love, war, solitude, and the human condition.

Gabriel García Márquez
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