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 14 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 ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

Please, Mrs. Henry!

By Brian A. Ask,

Loved by 4 people

The Eight

By Katherine Neville ,

Loved by 3 people

Winter’s Tale

By Mark Helprin ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

Please, Mrs. Henry!

By Brian A. Ask,

A Tale for the Shadows

By Joyce Sherry ,

Loved by 3 people

A Wild Sheep Chase

By Haruki Murakami ,

Loved by 2 people

Wise Child

By Monica Furlong ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

Please, Mrs. Henry!

By Brian A. Ask,

A Tale for the Shadows

By Joyce Sherry ,

Silver Lady

By Susan E. Sage ,

Loved by 2 people

The Land of Laughs

By Jonathan Carroll ,

Loved by 1 person

Moonheart

By Charles de Lint ,

A Tale for the Shadows

By Joyce Sherry ,

Silver Lady

By Susan E. Sage ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

Please, Mrs. Henry!

By Brian A. Ask,

A Tale for the Shadows

By Joyce Sherry ,

Silver Lady

By Susan E. Sage ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

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 ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

Please, Mrs. Henry!

By Brian A. Ask,

A Tale for the Shadows

By Joyce Sherry ,

Silver Lady

By Susan E. Sage ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

December on 5C4

By Adam Strassberg ,

Loved by 1 person

The Old Gringo

By Carlos Fuentes ,

Silver Lady

By Susan E. Sage ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

Loved by 1 person

Of Love and Shadows

By Isabel Allende ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

Loved by 1 person

Eva Luna

By Isabel Allende ,

Loved by 1 person

Mama Day

By Gloria Naylor ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

Please, Mrs. Henry!

By Brian A. Ask,

A Tale for the Shadows

By Joyce Sherry ,

Silver Lady

By Susan E. Sage ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

December on 5C4

By Adam Strassberg ,

Reveille in Birdland

By Michael Sheldon , Lars Bo (illustrator),

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

By Robin Gregory ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

Please, Mrs. Henry!

By Brian A. Ask,

A Tale for the Shadows

By Joyce Sherry ,

Silver Lady

By Susan E. Sage ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

December on 5C4

By Adam Strassberg ,

Reveille in Birdland

By Michael Sheldon , Lars Bo (illustrator),

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

The Drum Tree

Please, Mrs. Henry!

The Eight

Winter’s Tale

Books from our members

The Drum Tree

Please, Mrs. Henry!

A Tale for the Shadows

A Wild Sheep Chase

Wise Child

Books from our members

The Drum Tree

Please, Mrs. Henry!

A Tale for the Shadows

Silver Lady

The Land of Laughs

Moonheart

Books from our members

A Tale for the Shadows

Silver Lady

Books from our members

The Drum Tree

Please, Mrs. Henry!

A Tale for the Shadows

Silver Lady

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

Yarrow

Baltasar and Blimunda

Incidents at the Shrine

Sleeping in Flame

Books from our members

The Drum Tree

Please, Mrs. Henry!

A Tale for the Shadows

Silver Lady

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

A Knotty Problem

December on 5C4

The Old Gringo

Books from our members

Silver Lady

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

A Knotty Problem

Of Love and Shadows

Books from our members

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

A Knotty Problem

Eva Luna

Mama Day

Books from our members

The Drum Tree

Please, Mrs. Henry!

A Tale for the Shadows

Silver Lady

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

A Knotty Problem

December on 5C4

Reveille in Birdland

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

Books from our members

The Drum Tree

Please, Mrs. Henry!

A Tale for the Shadows

Silver Lady

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

A Knotty Problem

December on 5C4

Reveille in Birdland

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman