Magical Realism

Reality bends like a river in these enchanting tales where the extraordinary mingles with everyday life, from ghostly lovers appearing in crowded cafes to borrowed library books that alter the course of destiny. Here, the impossible feels natural and necessary, weaving seamlessly through stories of love, loss, memory and time in ways that illuminate deeper truths about what it means to be human.

Magical Realism Book Summaries

The Keeper of Lost Things Summary

The Keeper of Lost Things

by Ruth Hogan 2017 288 pages

Before We Say Goodbye Summary

Before We Say Goodbye

by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 2021 173 pages

Magical Realism

Japanese Literature

Shark Heart Summary

by Emily Habeck 2023 416 pages

Magical Realism

The Factory Summary

by Hiroko Oyamada 2010 116 pages

Japanese Literature

Magical Realism

Pedro Páramo Summary

by Juan Rulfo 1955 124 pages

Magical Realism

Spanish Literature

The Rules of Magic Summary

The Rules of Magic

by Alice Hoffman 2017 369 pages

Magical Realism

Historical Fiction

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store Summary

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

by Keigo Higashino 2012 314 pages

Magical Realism

The Phoenix Pencil Company Summary

The Phoenix Pencil Company

by Allison King 2025 368 pages

Historical Fiction

Magical Realism

The Wishing Game Summary

The Wishing Game

by Meg Shaffer 2023 304 pages

Like Water for Chocolate Summary

Like Water for Chocolate

by Laura Esquivel 1989 222 pages

Magical Realism

Historical Fiction

The Mistress of Spices Summary

The Mistress of Spices

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 1997 338 pages

Magical Realism

A Novel Love Story Summary

A Novel Love Story

by Ashley Poston 2024 368 pages

Magical Realism

Before We Forget Kindness Summary

Before We Forget Kindness

by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 2023 224 pages

Magical Realism

Japanese Literature

A Tale for the Time Being Summary

A Tale for the Time Being

by Ruth Ozeki 2013 432 pages

Magical Realism

Practical Magic Summary

Practical Magic

by Alice Hoffman 1995 286 pages

Magical Realism

Sounds Like Love Summary

Sounds Like Love

by Ashley Poston 2025 384 pages

Magical Realism

The Ocean at the End of the Lane Summary

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

by Neil Gaiman 2013 181 pages

Magical Realism

The Island of Missing Trees Summary

The Island of Missing Trees

by Elif Shafak 2021 354 pages

Historical Fiction

Magical Realism

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Summary

Haroun and the Sea of Stories

by Salman Rushdie 1990 224 pages

Magical Realism

The House of the Spirits Summary

The House of the Spirits

by Isabel Allende 1982 448 pages

Magical Realism

Historical Fiction

Love in the Time of Cholera Summary

Love in the Time of Cholera

by Gabriel García Márquez 1985 348 pages

Historical Fiction

Magical Realism

The Tartar Steppe Summary

The Tartar Steppe

by Dino Buzzati 1940 198 pages

Italian Literature

Lonely Castle in the Mirror Summary

Lonely Castle in the Mirror

by Mizuki Tsujimura 2017 355 pages

Magical Realism

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Summary

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

by Haruki Murakami 1985 400 pages

Magical Realism

A Short Walk Through a Wide World Summary

A Short Walk Through a Wide World

by Douglas Westerbeke 2024 400 pages

Historical Fiction

Magical Realism

Of Love and Other Demons Summary

Of Love and Other Demons

by Gabriel García Márquez 1994 160 pages

Magical Realism

Historical Fiction

Aftertaste Summary

by Daria Lavelle 2025 400 pages

Magical Realism

Rain of Gold Summary

by Victor Villaseñor 1991 576 pages

Historical Fiction

Magical Realism

Song of Solomon Summary

Song of Solomon

by Toni Morrison 1977 338 pages

Historical Fiction

Magical Realism

The Warm Hands of Ghosts Summary

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

by Katherine Arden 2024 325 pages

Historical Fiction

Expiration Dates Summary

Expiration Dates

by Rebecca Serle 2024 272 pages

Magical Realism

The Immortalists Summary

The Immortalists

by Chloe Benjamin 2018 346 pages

Historical Fiction

The Light Pirate Summary

The Light Pirate

by Lily Brooks-Dalton 2022 336 pages

Science Fiction

The Starless Sea Summary

The Starless Sea

by Erin Morgenstern 2019 498 pages

Magical Realism

One Italian Summer Summary

One Italian Summer

by Rebecca Serle 2022 255 pages

Real Americans Summary

by Rachel Khong 2024 399 pages

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

Violeta Summary

by Isabel Allende 2022 322 pages

Historical Fiction

Sing, Unburied, Sing Summary

Sing, Unburied, Sing

by Jesmyn Ward 2017 285 pages

Magical Realism

Jitterbug Perfume Summary

Jitterbug Perfume

by Tom Robbins 1984 342 pages

Magical Realism

The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl Summary

The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

by Tomihiko Morimi 2006 265 pages

Japanese Literature

Little, Big Summary

by John Crowley 1981 538 pages

Magical Realism

by Patricia Grace 1986 192 pages

Magical Realism

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages

Magical Realism

Malinche Summary

by Laura Esquivel 2005 191 pages

Historical Fiction

Spanish Literature

by Pam Muñoz Ryan 2015 597 pages

Historical Fiction

Everything is Illuminated Summary

Everything is Illuminated

by Jonathan Safran Foer 2002 276 pages

Historical Fiction

Ficciones Summary

by Jorge Luis Borges 1944 174 pages

Magical Realism

Lovers at the Museum Summary

Lovers at the Museum

by Isabel Allende 2024 25 pages

Hopscotch Summary

by Julio Cortázar 1963 564 pages

Spanish Literature

The Golem and the Jinni Summary

The Golem and the Jinni

by Helene Wecker 2013 486 pages

Historical Fiction

Magical Realism

Previous 1 2 3 Next

SoBrief

Create a free account to unlock:

Recommendations: Personalized for you

Requests: Request new book summaries

Bookmarks: Save your favorite books

History: Revisit books later

Ratings: Rate books & see your ratings

Try Full Access for 7 Days

Listen, bookmark, and more

What's part of Pro?

Compare Features	Free	Pro
📖 Read Summaries Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages	—
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks Free users are limited to 4	—
📜 Unlimited History Free users are limited to 4	—
📥 Unlimited Downloads Free users are limited to 1	—

Risk-Free Timeline

Today: Get Instant Access

Listen to full summaries of 73,530 books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!

Day 4: Trial Reminder

We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.

Day 7: Your subscription begins

You'll be charged on Aug 19,
cancel anytime before.

Consume 2.8x More Books

Our users love us

"...I can 10x the number of books I can read..."

"...exceptionally accurate, engaging, and beautifully presented..."

"...better than any amazon review when I'm making a book-buying decision..."

Save 62%

Yearly

~~$119.88~~ $44.99/year

$3.75/mo

Monthly

$9.99/mo

Start a 7-Day Free Trial

7 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.

Scanner

Find a barcode to scan

Settings

General

Widget

Appearance

Loading...