The best magical realism books of 1980s (chosen by magical realism authors)

Loved by 24 people

One Hundred Years of Solitude

By Gabriel García Márquez , Gregory Rabassa (translator) ,

Loved by 15 people

The House of the Spirits

By Isabel Allende ,

Loved by 9 people

The Magus

By John Fowles ,

Loved by 8 people

Geek Love

By Katherine Dunn ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

Loved by 4 people

The Eight

By Katherine Neville ,

Loved by 3 people

Winter’s Tale

By Mark Helprin ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

December on 5C4

By Adam Strassberg ,

Loved by 3 people

A Wild Sheep Chase

By Haruki Murakami ,

Loved by 2 people

Wise Child

By Monica Furlong ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

December on 5C4

By Adam Strassberg ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

Loved by 2 people

The Land of Laughs

By Jonathan Carroll ,

Loved by 1 person

Moonheart

By Charles de Lint ,

December on 5C4

By Adam Strassberg ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

December on 5C4

By Adam Strassberg ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

Please, Mrs. Henry!

By Brian A. Ask,

Loved by 1 person

Yarrow

By Charles de Lint ,

Loved by 1 person

Baltasar and Blimunda

By José Saramago , Giovanni Pontiero (translator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Incidents at the Shrine

By Ben Okri ,

Loved by 1 person

Sleeping in Flame

By Jonathan Carroll ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

December on 5C4

By Adam Strassberg ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

Please, Mrs. Henry!

By Brian A. Ask,

Silver Lady

By Susan E. Sage ,

Reveille in Birdland

By Michael Sheldon , Lars Bo (illustrator),

Loved by 1 person

The Old Gringo

By Carlos Fuentes ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

Please, Mrs. Henry!

By Brian A. Ask,

Silver Lady

By Susan E. Sage ,

Loved by 1 person

Of Love and Shadows

By Isabel Allende ,

Please, Mrs. Henry!

By Brian A. Ask,

Silver Lady

By Susan E. Sage ,

Loved by 1 person

Eva Luna

By Isabel Allende ,

Loved by 1 person

Mama Day

By Gloria Naylor ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

December on 5C4

By Adam Strassberg ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

Please, Mrs. Henry!

By Brian A. Ask,

Silver Lady

By Susan E. Sage ,

Reveille in Birdland

By Michael Sheldon , Lars Bo (illustrator),

A Tale for the Shadows

By Joyce Sherry ,

Song of Belonging

By Michelle St. Romain,

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

By Robin Gregory ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

December on 5C4

By Adam Strassberg ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

Please, Mrs. Henry!

By Brian A. Ask,

Silver Lady

By Susan E. Sage ,

Reveille in Birdland

By Michael Sheldon , Lars Bo (illustrator),

A Tale for the Shadows

By Joyce Sherry ,

Song of Belonging

By Michelle St. Romain,

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

By Robin Gregory ,

The best magical realism books of the 1980s

The books our community loved the most.

One Hundred Years of Solitude

The House of the Spirits

The Magus

Geek Love

Books from our members

A Knotty Problem

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

The Eight

Winter’s Tale

Books from our members

A Knotty Problem

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

December on 5C4

A Wild Sheep Chase

Wise Child

Books from our members

A Knotty Problem

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

December on 5C4

The Drum Tree

The Land of Laughs

Moonheart

Books from our members

December on 5C4

The Drum Tree

Books from our members

A Knotty Problem

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

December on 5C4

The Drum Tree

Please, Mrs. Henry!

Yarrow

Baltasar and Blimunda

Incidents at the Shrine

Sleeping in Flame

Books from our members

A Knotty Problem

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

December on 5C4

The Drum Tree

Please, Mrs. Henry!

Silver Lady

Reveille in Birdland

The Old Gringo

Books from our members

The Drum Tree

Please, Mrs. Henry!

Silver Lady

Of Love and Shadows

Books from our members

Please, Mrs. Henry!

Silver Lady

Eva Luna

Mama Day

Books from our members

A Knotty Problem

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

December on 5C4

The Drum Tree

Please, Mrs. Henry!

Silver Lady

Reveille in Birdland

A Tale for the Shadows

Song of Belonging

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

Books from our members

A Knotty Problem

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

December on 5C4

The Drum Tree

Please, Mrs. Henry!

Silver Lady

Reveille in Birdland

A Tale for the Shadows

Song of Belonging

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman