Category: magical realism
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Kafka on the Shore
By Haruki Murakami; translated by Philip Gabriel Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Vintage International, c2005, 2006 Genres: General fiction, magical realism, fantasy ISBN: 9781400079278 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 464 Setting: Japan – mostly Takamatsu (Shikoku) & Nakano Ward (Tokyo), but also some unspecified mountains Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Two stories converge into…
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Who Fears Death
By Nnedi Okorafor Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Daw Books, Inc., 2010 Genres: Fantasy, dark fantasy, science fiction, magical realism ISBN: 9780756406172 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 387 Setting: Jwahir & Seven Rivers Kingdom, Africa Time period: An unspecified time in the future Plot summary: In a post-apocalyptic Africa, Onyesonwu is born to an…
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The Hummingbird’s Daughter
By Luis Alberto Urrea Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Little, Brown, and Company, c2005, 2006 Genres: Historical fiction, magical realism Series: Not a series, but the author is currently working on a sequel to this book. ISBN: 9780316154529 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 499 Setting: Ocoroni, Sinaloa & Cabora (near Alamos), Sonora, Mexico…
Ra's Spiral Path 