Magical realism genre books (316)
Cuba102.
Armenia103.
Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges EN
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Forty short stories and essays have been selected as representative of the Argentine writer's metaphysical narratives.
104.
Landscape Painted with Tea by Milorad Pavic EN
SerbiaDescription:
A failed architect's search for his father, an officer who vanished in Greece during World War II, becomes a labyrinthine puzzle, inextricably bound to the history of the ancient monastery on Mount Athos.
105.
Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego/ Things We Lost in The Fire by Mariana Enriquez ES
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Women who set themselves on fire to protest against domestic violence, distressed teenagers, friends till death do them apart, street children, young women bored with their partners, black magic, and superstition in northern Argentina. A work that is classic and contemporary at once.
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LAS PLUMAS by Salim Barakat ES
SyriaDescription:
Una epopeya kurda. El joven Mem, un kurdo de Siria, es enviado por su padre a Chipre, donde debe ponerse en contacto con un enigmático personaje, el Gran Hombre. Seis años después, todavía no ha conseguido cumplir su misión. Fatigado por una búsqueda incierta y presa de los tormentos del exilio, planea quitarse la vida. Pero la repentina aparición de una inquietante pluma entre sus ropas desencadena un desfile de recuerdos en su memoria que lo disuaden de ello: los días vividos en su ciudad natal, las vivas anécdotas familiares, la... continue
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Las Siete Lunas de Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka ES
Sri LankaDescription:
Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida -war photographer, gambler, and closet queen- has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira Lake and he has no idea who killed him. In a country where scores are settled by death squads, suicide bombers, and hired goons, the list of suspects is depressingly long, as the ghouls and ghosts with grudges who cluster round can attest. But even in the afterlife, time is running out for Maali. He has seven moons to contact the man and woman he loves most and lead them to the photos that will rock Sri Lank... continue
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Las visiones by Edmundo Paz Soldán ES
Country: South America / 
Bolivia
Bolivia
Description:
Un juez comienza a tener visiones de los hombres que ha condenado a la cárcel. Un doctor encargado de experimentos con armas químicas se dispone a probar un compuesto letal con su propia gente. Un soldado tiene un ataque psicótico y sube a un techo a disparar a quien se mueva, sin saber que desde el cielo un dron sigue todos sus movimientos. Una niña es capaz de predecir el futuro y su madre quiere orientarla a ver cosas que los hagan más prósperos, pero la hija tiene otros planes. Estos cuentos magníficos y extraños sugieren que, en tiempos de guerra, la batalla principal está en mantener la ... continue
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Latitudes of Longing by Shubhangi Swarup EN
IndiaDescription:
A sweeping, lyrical debut about the love and longing between humanity and the earth itself, by a major new literary talent from India “A marvel of magical realism.”—O: The Oprah Magazine A spellbinding work of literature, Latitudes of Longing follows the interconnected lives of characters searching for true intimacy. The novel sweeps across India, from an island, to a valley, a city, and a snow desert, to tell a love story of epic proportions. We follow a scientist who studies trees and a clairvoyant who speaks to them; a geologist working to end futile wars over a glacier; octogenarian lovers... continue
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Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! Winner of the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe for New Talent Author Award Filled with mystery and an intriguingly rich magic system, Tracy Deonn’s YA contemporary fantasy Legendborn offers the dark allure of City of Bones with a modern-day twist on a classic legend and a lot of Southern Black Girl Magic. After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC–Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape—until Bree witnesses a m... continue