Popular Asian Magical Realism Books
Find magical realism books written by authors from Asia for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (94)
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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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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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Life Ceremony : Stories by Sayaka Murata EN
JapanDescription:
In these twelve stories, Murata mixes an unusual cocktail of humor and horror and turns the norms and traditions of society on their head to better question them
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Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura EN
Description:
"How can you save your friend's life if she doesn't want to be rescued? In a tranquil neighbourhood of Tokyo, seven teenagers wake to find the mirrors in their bedrooms are shining. At a single touch, they are pulled from their lonely lives into to a wondrous castle filled with winding stairways, watchful portraits and twinkling chandeliers. In this new sanctuary, they are confronted with a set of clues leading to a hidden room where one of them will be granted a wish. But there's a catch -- if they don't leave by five o'clock, they will die. As time passes, a devastating truth emerges -- only... continue
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Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon by Mizuki Tsujimura EN
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THE UNFORGETTABLE MILLION-COPY JAPANESE BESTSELLER BY THE AUTHOR OF LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR 'Recalls early Murakami. An enchanting read' FT ____________ Readers are obsessed: 'Every word resonated in my heart' ***** Reader review' 'Perfect for anyone who loves to think deeply about what they have just read' ***** Reader review 'Makes you ponder about death and about life' ***** Reader review Brimming with suspense and heartbreak, the million-copy Japanese fantasy mystery for fans of BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD and LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR ______________ Is there anyone you wish to see? ... continue
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Masks by Fumiko Enchi EN
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Published for the first time in the UK, one of Japan's greatest modern female writers Ibuki loves widow Yasuko who is young, charming and sparkling with intelligence as well as beauty. His friend, Mikamé, desires her too but that is not the difficulty. What troubles Ibuki is the curious bond that has grown between Yasuko and her mother-in-law, Mieko, a handsome, cultivated yet jealous woman in her fifties, who is manipulating the relationship between Yasuko and the two men who love her.
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Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie EN
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The story of Saleem Sinal, born precisely at midnight, August 15, 1947, the moment India became independent. Saleem's life parallels the history of his nation.
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Milena, Milena, Ecstatic by Bae Suah EN
Country: Asia / 
South Korea
South Korea
Description:
Yun's meticulously ordered life of reading books and drinking coffee receives a jolt when a mysterious cultural foundation unexpectedly agrees to fund his film proposal: a blend of fiction and documentary, a tone-poem constructed around a lyrical narrative, set around Scythian graves in the High Altai mountains. Desperate to be taken on as his assistant, the foundation's secretary follows him from their offices and begins a night of crossed wires, dislocation, and reality seen through glass, darkly.
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Mitternachtskinder by Salman Rushdie DE
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The life of a man born at the moment of India's independence becomes inextricably linked to that of his nation and is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirror modern India's course.