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Magical Realism in Postmodern Literature
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Sputnik Sweetheart
Haruki Murakami. Themes of unrequited love and estrangement are explored through surreal happenings, such as a character disappearing off the face of the earth.
Midnight's Children
Salman Rushdie. The protagonist is born at the exact moment of India’s independence, and he, along with other children born in that hour, has special powers.
The House of the Spirits
Isabel Allende. This novel depicts the life of the Trueba family, showcasing telekinesis, the appearance of ghosts, and a character who can predict the future.
Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison. This book explores African-American identity and history, utilizing magical realism through elements like an ability to fly and premonitions.
Like Water for Chocolate
Laura Esquivel. A story in which the protagonist's emotions are magically transmitted through her cooking, affecting those who eat her food in surreal ways.
Haruki Murakami’s works (e.g., Kafka on the Shore)
Haruki Murakami. His works often feature a blend of the mundane with the surreal, such as talking cats, raining fish, and characters with metaphysical experiences.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Haruki Murakami. This novel features various magical elements such as a character with clairvoyant powers and a parallel reality located at the bottom of a well.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel García Márquez. The story blends magical elements with the real world in a multi-generational tale, featuring instances such as a character ascending to heaven and another being followed by butterflies.
Beloved
Toni Morrison. This novel includes the haunting of a home by a baby's spirit, and the psychological effects that follow the characters in the aftermath of slavery.
The Famished Road
Ben Okri. Intertwining the spirit child myth from African folklore, the protagonist, an abiku or spirit child, experiences and narrates both the spiritual and material worlds.
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