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- The Green Mile
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1996
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The Green Mile is a 1996 serial novel by American writer Stephen King. It tells the story of death row supervisor Paul Edgecombe's encounter with John Coffey, an unusual inmate who displays inexplicable healing and empathetic abilities. The serial novel was released in six volumes before being republished as a single-volume work. The book is an example of magical realism. The subsequent film adaptation was a critical and commercial success. The Green Mile won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel in 1996. In 1997, The Green Mile was nominated as Best Novel for the British Fantasy Award and the Locus Award. In 2003 the book was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novel".
- The Magic Toyshop
Angela Carterstandalone novel1967
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The Magic Toyshop (1967) is the second novel by British author Angela Carter. It follows the development of the heroine, Melanie, as she becomes aware of herself, her environment, and her own sexuality.
- Midnight's Children
Salman Rushdiestandalone novel1980
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WorldCat: The life of a man born at the moment of India's independence becomes inextricably linked to that of his nation and is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirror modern India's course.
- The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
Angela Carterstandalone novel1972
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The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman, published in the United States as The War of Dreams, is a 1972 novel by Angela Carter. This picaresque novel is heavily influenced by surrealism, Romanticism, critical theory, and other branches of Continental philosophy. Its style is an amalgam of magical realism and postmodern pastiche. The novel has been called a theoretical fiction, as it clearly engages in some of the theoretical issues of its time, notably feminism, mass media and the counterculture.
- Orlando: A Biography
Virginia Woolfstandalone novel1928
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Orlando: A Biography is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October 1928, inspired by the tumultuous family history of the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West, Woolf's lover and close friend. It is a history of English literature in satiric form. The book describes the adventures of a poet who changes from man to woman and lives for centuries, meeting the key figures of English literary history. Considered a feminist classic, the book has been written about extensively by scholars of women's writing and gender and transgender studies.
- Nights at the Circus
Angela Carterstandalone novel1984
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Nights at the Circus is a novel by British writer Angela Carter, first published in 1984 and the winner of the 1984 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. The novel focuses on the life and exploits of Sophie Fevvers, a woman who is – or so she would have people believe – a Cockney virgin, hatched from an egg laid by unknown parents and ready to develop fully fledged wings. At the time of the story, she has become a celebrated aerialiste. She captivates the young journalist Jack Walser, who runs away with the circus and falls into a world that his journalistic exploits had not prepared him to encounter.
- Winter's Tale
Mark Helprinstandalone novel1983
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Winter's Tale is a 1983 magic realism novel by Mark Helprin. It takes place in a mythic New York City, markedly different from reality, and in an industrial Edwardian era near the turn of the 20th century. Akiva Goldsman wrote a screenplay based on the novel and directed a feature film from the script, which was released in 2014.
- The Satanic Verses
Salman Rushdiestandalone novel1988
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The Satanic Verses is the fourth novel by British–Indian writer Salman Rushdie. First published in September 1988, the book was inspired by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters. The title refers to the Satanic Verses, a group of Quranic verses about three pagan Meccan goddesses: Allāt, Al-Uzza, and Manāt. The part of the story that deals with the satanic verses was based on accounts from the historians al-Waqidi and al-Tabari.
- The Starless Sea
Erin Morgensternstandalone novel2019
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The Starless Sea is a 2019 speculative fiction novel by Erin Morgenstern. It is her second book, following the best-selling The Night Circus, which was published in 2011. The novel reached number three on The New York Times Best Seller list, and was also a Los Angeles Times and Sunday Times bestseller.
- The Snow Child
Eowyn Iveystandalone novel2012
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The Snow Child is the debut novel by Eowyn Ivey. It was first published on February 1, 2012, by Little, Brown and Company. The novel was a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was generally well received by critics.
- Illywhacker
Peter Careystandalone novel1984
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Illywhacker is a novel by Australian writer Peter Carey. It was published in 1985 to commercial and critical success, winning a number of awards and being short-listed for the Booker Prize.
- The Cemetery of Untold Stories
Julia Alvarezstandalone novel2024
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The Cemetery of Untold Stories: A Novel (2024) is a work of magical realism and the seventh novel by Dominican-American writer Julia Alvarez. The book follows Alma, a prolific author who, after retiring from her teaching job and writing career, inherits a plot of land in the Dominican Republic where she decides to create a cemetery for her unfinished manuscripts and notes.
- The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
Aimee Benderstandalone novel2010
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The story follows a girl with a talent, from childhood to young adulthood. Rose has the ability to taste emotions in the food she eats, which she discovers on her ninth birthday, tasting in her birthday cake the emotions of her mother who baked it.
- Gods Without Men
Hari Kunzrustandalone novel2011
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Gods Without Men is Hari Kunzru's fourth novel, first published in 2011. The title is a quotation from Honoré de Balzac. The novel is set in the American southwest, and contains elements of magical realism.
- Peaces
Helen Oyeyemistandalone novel2021
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Peaces is a 2021 novel by Helen Oyeyemi. The novel takes place on a train with several passengers.
- The Book of Form and Emptiness
Ruth Ozekistandalone novel2021
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The Book of Form and Emptiness is a novel by American author Ruth Ozeki, published in 2021 by Viking. Ozeki's fourth novel, the book won the 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction. The story follows a boy who hears voices from inanimate objects while the narrative explores themes of mental illness and bereavement.
- The Mermaid of Black Conch
Monique Roffeystandalone novel2020
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The Mermaid of Black Conch is the sixth novel by Monique Roffey, published in 2020.
- The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin
series2 books2012
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