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FROM: Suzanne Booker <[removed]@monroe.lib.in.us>
REC'D: 3/12/01, 11:59 AM

Hello - I'm working on a display that I'll probably call "The Twilight
Zone." It's to consist of books that begin with a normal setting but
which manifest strange, magical, or surreal elements . . .some sort of
altered or Serlingesque reality. I'm not looking for ordinary fantasy or
sci fi. Examples: Like Water for Chocolate, Low Men in Yellow Coats,
Naked Lunch, Alice in Wonderland. Sorry this request is a bit vague,
and thanks for any input.
Susie
Monroe County Public Library
Bloomington, IN

FROM: Lisa Price <[removed]@MtLaurel.Lib.NJ.US>
REC'D: 3/12/01, 12:10 PM

Garcia Marquez, _100 years of solitude_ might qualify and almost
anything by Borges.
Lisa Price
Mount Laurel (NJ) Library
Opinions are my own.

Suzanne Booker wrote:
>
> Hello - I'm working on a display that I'll probably call "The Twilight
> Zone." It's to consist of books that begin with a normal setting but
> which manifest strange, magical, or surreal elements . . .some sort of
> altered or Serlingesque reality. I'm not looking for ordinary fantasy or
> sci fi. Examples: Like Water for Chocolate, Low Men in Yellow Coats,
> Naked Lunch, Alice in Wonderland. Sorry this request is a bit vague,
> and thanks for any input.
> Susie
> Monroe County Public Library
> Bloomington, IN
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html

FROM: "Steven A. Roman" <[removed]@addison.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 3/12/01, 12:10 PM

You might, of course, try Gabriel Garcia Marquez's _100 Years of Solitude_.
In addition, Philip K. Dick often has surreal elements in his works,
although he is most often labeled a science ficiton author. From PKD's
works, perhaps the best candidates for this type of list would be _Flow My
Tears, the Policeman Said_ and _A Scanner Darkly_.

Steven A. Roman
Addison Public Library

-----Original Message-----
From: Suzanne Booker [[removed]@monroe.lib.in.us]
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 11:55 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Magic realism, surrealism, other odd stuff


Hello - I'm working on a display that I'll probably call "The Twilight
Zone." It's to consist of books that begin with a normal setting but
which manifest strange, magical, or surreal elements . . .some sort of
altered or Serlingesque reality. I'm not looking for ordinary fantasy or
sci fi. Examples: Like Water for Chocolate, Low Men in Yellow Coats,
Naked Lunch, Alice in Wonderland. Sorry this request is a bit vague,
and thanks for any input.
Susie
Monroe County Public Library
Bloomington, IN

FROM: "Mary Rindfleisch" <[removed]@biblio.org>
REC'D: 3/12/01, 12:53 PM

The Rainy Season by James Blaylock

Mary Rindfleisch
Adult Services/Readers' Advisory Librarian
Ridgefield Library
472 Main St.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Phone: 203-438-2282
e-mail: [removed]@biblio.org

-----Original Message-----
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org
[[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]On Behalf Of Suzanne Booker
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 12:55 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Magic realism, surrealism, other odd stuff


Hello - I'm working on a display that I'll probably call "The Twilight
Zone." It's to consist of books that begin with a normal setting but
which manifest strange, magical, or surreal elements . . .some sort of
altered or Serlingesque reality. I'm not looking for ordinary fantasy or
sci fi. Examples: Like Water for Chocolate, Low Men in Yellow Coats,
Naked Lunch, Alice in Wonderland. Sorry this request is a bit vague,
and thanks for any input.
Susie
Monroe County Public Library
Bloomington, IN

FROM: Kathleen Stipek <[removed]@exchange.acld.lib.fl.us>
REC'D: 3/12/01, 12:53 PM

Chocolat by Joanne Harris and The War of the Saints and Dona Flor and Her
Two Husbands by Jorge Amado.

........................................................................
.....................
Kathleen Stipek, Adult Services/Interlibrary Loans, Alachua County
Library District (FMG), 401 E. University AV, Gainesville FL 32601
[removed]@exchange.acld.lib.fl.us)
352-334-3938 (v) 352-334-3948 (f)

"Non, merci."--Cyrano de Bergerac


-----Original Message-----
From: Suzanne Booker [[removed]@monroe.lib.in.us]
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 12:55 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Magic realism, surrealism, other odd stuff


Hello - I'm working on a display that I'll probably call "The Twilight
Zone." It's to consist of books that begin with a normal setting but
which manifest strange, magical, or surreal elements . . .some sort of
altered or Serlingesque reality. I'm not looking for ordinary fantasy or
sci fi. Examples: Like Water for Chocolate, Low Men in Yellow Coats,
Naked Lunch, Alice in Wonderland. Sorry this request is a bit vague,
and thanks for any input.
Susie
Monroe County Public Library
Bloomington, IN

FROM: "Mary Rindfleisch" <[removed]@biblio.org>
REC'D: 3/12/01, 12:53 PM

Thought of another one -- many of Tom Robbins's books could easily be
classified as surreal, esp. _Skinny Legs and All_ and _Half Asleep in Frog
Pajamas_.

Mary Rindfleisch
Adult Services/Readers' Advisory Librarian
Ridgefield Library
472 Main St.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Phone: 203-438-2282
e-mail: [removed]@biblio.org

-----Original Message-----
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org
[[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]On Behalf Of Mary Rindfleisch
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 1:36 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: RE: Magic realism, surrealism, other odd stuff


The Rainy Season by James Blaylock

Mary Rindfleisch
Adult Services/Readers' Advisory Librarian
Ridgefield Library
472 Main St.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Phone: 203-438-2282
e-mail: [removed]@biblio.org

-----Original Message-----
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org
[[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]On Behalf Of Suzanne Booker
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 12:55 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Magic realism, surrealism, other odd stuff


Hello - I'm working on a display that I'll probably call "The Twilight
Zone." It's to consist of books that begin with a normal setting but
which manifest strange, magical, or surreal elements . . .some sort of
altered or Serlingesque reality. I'm not looking for ordinary fantasy or
sci fi. Examples: Like Water for Chocolate, Low Men in Yellow Coats,
Naked Lunch, Alice in Wonderland. Sorry this request is a bit vague,
and thanks for any input.
Susie
Monroe County Public Library
Bloomington, IN

FROM: Beverly Choltco-Devlin <[removed]@midyork.lib.ny.us>
REC'D: 3/12/01, 1:14 PM

Almost all of Alice Hoffman's books qualify:
Turtle Moon
Here on Earth
Practical Magic
Illumination Night
The River King
Second Nature
Seventh Heaven

to name a few. What a great idea!
Beverly
--
Beverly Choltco-Devlin
Reference Specialist
Mid-York Library System
1600 Lincoln Avenue
Utica, NY 13502

voice: 315-735-8328
fax: 315-735-0943

FROM: "Fairlie Kinnecom" <[removed]@slco.lib.ut.us>
REC'D: 3/12/01, 2:07 PM

A Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin is American magical realism to me, and perhaps Millhauser's Martin Dressler. Fairlie

FROM: "Celia Villagran" <[removed]@ci.amarillo.tx.us>
REC'D: 3/12/01, 2:17 PM

Time's Arrow by Martin Amis.

-----Original Message-----
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org
[[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]On Behalf Of Suzanne Booker
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 11:55 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Magic realism, surrealism, other odd stuff


Hello - I'm working on a display that I'll probably call "The Twilight
Zone." It's to consist of books that begin with a normal setting but
which manifest strange, magical, or surreal elements . . .some sort of
altered or Serlingesque reality. I'm not looking for ordinary fantasy or
sci fi. Examples: Like Water for Chocolate, Low Men in Yellow Coats,
Naked Lunch, Alice in Wonderland. Sorry this request is a bit vague,
and thanks for any input.
Susie
Monroe County Public Library
Bloomington, IN

FROM: "Celia Villagran" <[removed]@ci.amarillo.tx.us>
REC'D: 3/12/01, 2:17 PM

I have to admit when this topic first came up I immediately thought of
_A_Wrinkle_in_time.


-----Original Message-----
From: Celia Villagran [[removed]@ci.amarillo.tx.us]
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 2:08 PM
To: 'Fiction_L'
Subject: RE: Magic realism, surrealism, other odd stuff


Time's Arrow by Martin Amis.

-----Original Message-----
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org
[[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]On Behalf Of Suzanne Booker
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 11:55 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Magic realism, surrealism, other odd stuff


Hello - I'm working on a display that I'll probably call "The Twilight
Zone." It's to consist of books that begin with a normal setting but
which manifest strange, magical, or surreal elements . . .some sort of
altered or Serlingesque reality. I'm not looking for ordinary fantasy or
sci fi. Examples: Like Water for Chocolate, Low Men in Yellow Coats,
Naked Lunch, Alice in Wonderland. Sorry this request is a bit vague,
and thanks for any input.
Susie
Monroe County Public Library
Bloomington, IN

FROM: Oakley Pearson <[removed]@ci.staunton.va.us>
REC'D: 3/12/01, 3:09 PM

Some or all of the Charles Williams "theological" novels might be
appropriate.
All Hallows Eve, The Place of the Lion, Shadows of Ecstasy, The Greater
Trumps, War In Heaven, Descent Into Hell, Many Dimensions

Oakley Pearson Talking Book Center <[removed]@ci.staunton.va.us>

FROM: Oakley Pearson <[removed]@ci.staunton.va.us>
REC'D: 3/12/01, 3:19 PM

Some or all of the Charles Williams "theological" novels might be
appropriate.
All Hallows Eve, The Place of the Lion, Shadows of Ecstasy, The Greater
Trumps, War In Heaven, Descent Into Hell, Many Dimensions

Oakley Pearson Talking Book Center <[removed]@ci.staunton.va.us>

FROM: "Corky Lee" <[removed]@nslsilus.org>
REC'D: 3/12/01, 4:23 PM

Some other choices may be: Orson Scott Card's Enchantment,
Lois Lowery's Gathering Blue, almost any of Donna Jo Naploi's
titles.
Corky Lee
Readers' Services
Des Plaines Public Library
1501 Ellinwood St.
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847-376-2811
[removed]@desplaines.lib.us.il

FROM: Chris Hamburg <[removed]@esls.lib.wi.us>
REC'D: 3/12/01, 4:56 PM

I would think _The Crying of Lot 49_ by Thomas Pynchon would definitely fit
this description. You may also want to consider some of his other titles
as well.

Chris Hamburg
Lester Public Library
Two Rivers, WI


Hello - I'm working on a display that I'll probably call "The Twilight
Zone." It's to consist of books that begin with a normal setting but
which manifest strange, magical, or surreal elements . . .some sort of
altered or Serlingesque reality. I'm not looking for ordinary fantasy or
sci fi. Examples: Like Water for Chocolate, Low Men in Yellow Coats,
Naked Lunch, Alice in Wonderland. Sorry this request is a bit vague,
and thanks for any input.
Susie
Monroe County Public Library
Bloomington, IN

FROM: Vicki Nesting <[removed]@bellsouth.net>
REC'D: 3/12/01, 8:33 PM

If you have it, Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls (and a number of her
other books) would definitely fit into your display.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Vicki Nesting, Regional Branch Librarian
St. Charles Parish
East Regional Library
Destrehan, Louisiana
[removed]@stcharles.lib.la.us
[removed]@bellsouth.net

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Suzanne Booker wrote:
>
> Hello - I'm working on a display that I'll probably call "The Twilight
> Zone." It's to consist of books that begin with a normal setting but
> which manifest strange, magical, or surreal elements . . .some sort of
> altered or Serlingesque reality. I'm not looking for ordinary fantasy or
> sci fi. Examples: Like Water for Chocolate, Low Men in Yellow Coats,
> Naked Lunch, Alice in Wonderland. Sorry this request is a bit vague,
> and thanks for any input.
> Susie
> Monroe County Public Library
> Bloomington, IN

FROM: "Deb Warner" <[removed]@co.durham.nc.us>
REC'D: 3/13/01, 8:06 AM

Carol Orlock The ribbon, the hedge
Elizabeth Hand Waking the Moon, Black Light, Last Summer At Mars Hill
Angela Carter The Incredible Desire Machine of Dr. Hoffman
Ana Carillo So Far From God
Jorge Amado Dona Flor And Her Two Husbands
I will continue to think about this

FROM: Viccy Kemp <[removed]@cityofcarrollton.com>
REC'D: 3/13/01, 8:36 AM

Jay (J.S.) Russell has written three Marty Burns books. The first two
definitely qualify as surreal: Celestial Dogs and Burning Bright. F. Paul
Wilson's Repairman Jack books are also surreal.
HTH
Viccy Kemp
The opinions are my own; the library wouldn't want 'em!

-----Original Message-----
From: Suzanne Booker [[removed]@monroe.lib.in.us]
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 11:55 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Magic realism, surrealism, other odd stuff


Hello - I'm working on a display that I'll probably call "The Twilight
Zone." It's to consist of books that begin with a normal setting but
which manifest strange, magical, or surreal elements . . .some sort of
altered or Serlingesque reality. I'm not looking for ordinary fantasy or
sci fi. Examples: Like Water for Chocolate, Low Men in Yellow Coats,
Naked Lunch, Alice in Wonderland. Sorry this request is a bit vague,
and thanks for any input.
Susie
Monroe County Public Library
Bloomington, IN

FROM: "Kathy Loucks" <[removed]@cml.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 3/13/01, 10:24 AM

Don Webb's (sort of) mysteries would probably qualify as surreal.

Kathleen Loucks
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus, OH

FROM: [removed]@charleston.lib.sc.us
REC'D: 3/13/01, 10:35 AM

Most of Jonathan Carroll's books would probably fit in this category.

Kathleen Parker
St Andrews Library
Charleston, SC

FROM: "Donna Jo Atwood" <[removed]@olatheks.org>
REC'D: 3/13/01, 10:57 AM

I'd like to nominate Christopher Moore's Practical Demonkeeping and Lust
lizard of Melancholy Cove in this category.

Donna Jo Atwood
Reference Librarian
Olathe (KS) Public Library


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FROM: [removed]@clearnet.org
REC'D: 3/13/01, 11:28 AM

_Veronica_ by Nicholas Christopher would work - a
very good book by the way.

Jennie Cisna
Community Services Librarian
Bensenville Community Public Library
Bensenville, IL 60106


FI>Hello - I'm working on a display that I'll probably call "The Twilight
FI>Zone." It's to consist of books that begin with a normal setting but
FI>which manifest strange, magical, or surreal elements . . .some sort of
FI>altered or Serlingesque reality. I'm not looking for ordinary fantasy or
FI>sci fi. Examples: Like Water for Chocolate, Low Men in Yellow Coats,
FI>Naked Lunch, Alice in Wonderland. Sorry this request is a bit vague,
FI>and thanks for any input.
FI>Susie
FI>Monroe County Public Library
FI>Bloomington, IN


FI>......................................................................
FI>Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
FI>Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html

FROM: "Karen Traynor" <[removed]@midyork.lib.ny.us>
REC'D: 3/13/01, 12:00 PM

Apologies if this has already been mentioned, but Practical Magic by Alice
Hoffman would fit nicely into this theme. Also, "A Gracious Plenty" by
Sheri Reynolds.

Karen Traynor
Sullivan Free Library
519 McDonnell Street
Chittenango, NY 13421

FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 3/13/01, 12:00 PM

Witches of Eastwick

FROM: Kathryn Shaw <[removed]@brantford.library.on.ca>
REC'D: 3/13/01, 1:13 PM

I would think that you could include 'World of Wonders' by Robertson
Davies.

Kathryn Shaw
Brantford Public Library
Brantford, ON

FROM: "Deb Warner" <[removed]@co.durham.nc.us>
REC'D: 3/13/01, 1:46 PM

William Browning Spencer Irrational Fears, Resume With Monsters
Midori Snyder The Innamorati, The Flight Of Michael McBride
Ellen Galford The Dyke and the Dybbuk, The Fires of Bride
Many of Charles De Lint's & Jonathan Carroll's books fit this category
some of Joe Lansdale's work falls into this category

FROM: [removed]@twinsburg.lib.oh.us (Carlson, Carol)
REC'D: 3/13/01, 2:28 PM

House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende would qualify for this list.

FROM: "Brad Scott" <[removed]@ci.allen.tx.us>
REC'D: 3/13/01, 3:21 PM

Walker Percy's "Love in the Ruins" has some surreal elements: strange societal upheavals, an "ontological lapsometer" wielded by an alcoholic, mentally unstable doctor, and another character who may (or may not) be a hallucination, and may (or may not) be a demonic apparition.

Bradley A. Scott
Allen (Texas) Public Library

** All opinions are personal. **

FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 3/14/01, 7:04 AM

I think that Snow in August by Pete Hamill had a surreal ending and might fit
this category.

Linda Wallace
Jonathan Trumbull Library
Lebanon, CT

FROM: "Marsha Valance" <[removed]@mpl.org>
REC'D: 3/14/01, 8:06 AM

James Lee Burke, IN THE ELECTRIC MIST WITH THE CONFEDERATE DEAD
Nalo Hopkinson, BROWN GIRL IN THE RING and MIDNIGHT ROBBER
Sean Stewart, GALVESTON and MOCKINGBIRD


Marsha Valance
Regional Librarian
Wisconsin Regional Library f/t Blind & Physically Handicapped
813 West Wells St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
1.800.242.8822 [in-state]
<[removed]@mpl.org>

FROM: Brent Miller <[removed]@library.ca.gov>
REC'D: 3/14/01, 11:36 AM

Just published is The Lecturer's Tale, by James Hynes -- an academic gains
magical powers after his finger is severed in an accident.

FROM: "Theresa L. Anderson" <[removed]@boulder.lib.co.us>
REC'D: 3/14/01, 3:04 PM

Kurt Vonnegut definitely has aspects of the surreal in his stories. I'm thinking specifically of "Breakfast of Champions".
Also, what about Stephen King's The Green Mile, Carrie or Christine.

>>> [removed]@monroe.lib.in.us 03/12/01 10:54AM >>>
Hello - I'm working on a display that I'll probably call "The Twilight
Zone." It's to consist of books that begin with a normal setting but
which manifest strange, magical, or surreal elements . . .some sort of
altered or Serlingesque reality. I'm not looking for ordinary fantasy or
sci fi. Examples: Like Water for Chocolate, Low Men in Yellow Coats,
Naked Lunch, Alice in Wonderland. Sorry this request is a bit vague,
and thanks for any input.
Susie
Monroe County Public Library
Bloomington, IN

FROM: Jean Meadors <[removed]@ccpl.ci.corpus-christi.tx.us>
REC'D: 3/15/01, 10:04 AM

I don't remember how this thread started, but is someone keeping a list of all
the magic realism books to compile and post on the listserve.
Jean

[removed]@clearnet.org wrote:

> _Veronica_ by Nicholas Christopher would work - a
> very good book by the way.
>
> Jennie Cisna
> Community Services Librarian
> Bensenville Community Public Library
> Bensenville, IL 60106
>
> FI>Hello - I'm working on a display that I'll probably call "The Twilight
> FI>Zone." It's to consist of books that begin with a normal setting but
> FI>which manifest strange, magical, or surreal elements . . .some sort of
> FI>altered or Serlingesque reality. I'm not looking for ordinary fantasy or
> FI>sci fi. Examples: Like Water for Chocolate, Low Men in Yellow Coats,
> FI>Naked Lunch, Alice in Wonderland. Sorry this request is a bit vague,
> FI>and thanks for any input.
> FI>Susie
> FI>Monroe County Public Library
> FI>Bloomington, IN
>
> FI>......................................................................
> FI>Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
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>
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FROM: Cheryl Conro <[removed]@dupagels.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 3/15/01, 12:11 PM

Susie-

Try Firebird by Janice Graham.

Cheryl Conro
Geneva Public Library
Geneva, IL


-----Original Message-----
From: Suzanne Booker [[removed]@monroe.lib.in.us]
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 11:55 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Magic realism, surrealism, other odd stuff

Hello - I'm working on a display that I'll probably call "The Twilight
Zone." It's to consist of books that begin with a normal setting but
which manifest strange, magical, or surreal elements . . .some sort of
altered or Serlingesque reality. I'm not looking for ordinary fantasy or
sci fi. Examples: Like Water for Chocolate, Low Men in Yellow Coats,
Naked Lunch, Alice in Wonderland. Sorry this request is a bit vague,
and thanks for any input.
Susie
Monroe County Public Library
Bloomington, IN

FROM: "Alix Bentrud" <[removed]@oppl.org>
REC'D: 3/15/01, 12:22 PM

Esperanza's Box of Saints by Maria Amporo Escando
When the Dead Speak by Therese Szymanski

Alix Bentrud
Oak Park Public Library
Oak Park, IL

Suzanne Booker wrote:

> Hello - I'm working on a display that I'll probably call "The Twilight
> Zone." It's to consist of books that begin with a normal setting but
> which manifest strange, magical, or surreal elements . . .some sort of
> altered or Serlingesque reality. I'm not looking for ordinary fantasy or
> sci fi. Examples: Like Water for Chocolate, Low Men in Yellow Coats,
> Naked Lunch, Alice in Wonderland. Sorry this request is a bit vague,
> and thanks for any input.
> Susie
> Monroe County Public Library
> Bloomington, IN
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html

FROM: Jeanne Etling <[removed]@ccs.nsls.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 3/17/01, 12:34 PM

Some of the books by Rudolfo Anaya have mystic elements. Another title is
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. Also Haunting Rachel has a woman's deceased
fiancee "return" with a different name and there is some question
throughout the book whether he is the fiancee returned or simply a
"dead-ringer" for him. There are some ghostly happenings as well.

Jeanne Etling
Dundee (IL) Township Public Library District

FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 3/17/01, 1:33 PM

I would think almost anything by Roald Dahl or Angela Carter would suit.
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FROM: "Anne Baker Jones" <[removed]@nslsilus.org>
REC'D: 3/19/01, 10:47 AM

Another title: The Family Orchard by Nomi Eve


Anne Baker Jones
Vernon Area Public Library
Lincolnshire, IL
----- Original Message -----
From: Suzanne Booker <[removed]@monroe.lib.in.us>
To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 11:54 AM
Subject: Magic realism, surrealism, other odd stuff


> Hello - I'm working on a display that I'll probably call "The Twilight
> Zone." It's to consist of books that begin with a normal setting but
> which manifest strange, magical, or surreal elements . . .some sort of
> altered or Serlingesque reality. I'm not looking for ordinary fantasy or
> sci fi. Examples: Like Water for Chocolate, Low Men in Yellow Coats,
> Naked Lunch, Alice in Wonderland. Sorry this request is a bit vague,
> and thanks for any input.
> Susie
> Monroe County Public Library
> Bloomington, IN
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>

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