The Booker Prize's 13 Best Magical Realism Books Nominated for Awards
Discover 13 Booker-nominated books that masterfully blend the ordinary with the extraordinary, offering a fresh perspective on reality through magical realism.
Life of Pi
After a shipwreck, a young boy named Pi finds himself adrift in the Pacific Ocean with a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and a 450-pound Benga…
Exit West
A love story set against the backdrop of a crumbling city, Exit West follows the journey of Nadia and Saeed as they navigate a world in cris…
The Bone Clocks
Follow Holly Sykes through six decades of a life intertwined with a hidden, titanic conflict, where a moment's impulse may hold the key to h…
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed
Explore the dark and eerie streets of Buenos Aires where the supernatural and the macabre collide in these chilling tales of witchcraft, rev…
Cursed Bunny
A surreal and chilling collection of fables that blend horror, sci-fi, and fairy tales to critique the patriarchy, capitalism, and big tech …
The Gospel According to the New World
A mesmerizing tale of a mysterious child believed to be divine, Pascal embarks on a journey to uncover his origins and the meaning of his mi…
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
A Booker Prize-winning satire about a war photographer navigating the afterlife to uncover his murder in civil war-torn Sri Lanka.
Whale
A whimsical and wild adventure set in a remote Korean village, where a woman sells her daughter for honey, a fifteen-pound baby is born, and…
Lanny
A haunting and lyrical novel that blurs the line between reality and myth, Lanny explores the disappearance of a child and the eerie whisper…
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
A lyrical tale of a ghostly narrator who guides us through the chaos of post-revolutionary Iran, where imagination and storytelling become t…
Everything Under
A haunting tale of family secrets and dark revelations, 'Everything Under' weaves a mesmerizing story of a woman returning to her past on th…
This curated list showcases 13 exceptional books nominated for the Booker Prize that excel in the genre of magical realism. These novels seamlessly merge the mundane with the mystical, creating captivating narratives that transport readers to new worlds. From Salman Rushdie's iconic 'Midnight’s Children' to Yann Martel's 'Life of Pi', and including works by Shehan Karunatilaka and Shokoofeh Azar, this collection highlights authors who skillfully weave fantasy into real-world settings. Each book offers a unique lens through which to explore themes of identity, history, and the human condition, making this list a must-read for fans of the genre.