Query: what are some American magic realism novels that aren't Novels set in the United States
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
Green Angel
Brazil (novel)
Ruby Holler
Caspian Rain
Cry of the Peacock (novel)
The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind
Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith
Evidence from documents: Green Angel: '''''Green Angel''''' is a 2003 post-apocalyptic young adult novel written by Alice Hoffman. It tells the story of a girl's isolation, suffering and gradual recovery after her family dies in a catastrophic fire. It has elements of magic realism and dystopian fiction.
Brazil (novel): some American magic realism novels: a 1994 novel by the American author John Updike. It contains many elements of magical realism.
that aren't Novels set in the United States: Tristão Raposo, a nineteen-year-old black child of the Rio de Janeiro slums, spies Isabel Leme, an eighteen-year-old upper-class white girl, across the hot sands of Copacabana Beach, and presents her with a ring stolen from an American tourist. Their flight into marriage takes them from urban banality to the farthest reaches of Brazil’s wild west, where magic still rules
Ruby Holler: American magic realism novels: a low fantasy novel for children by the American writer Sharon Creech, published by HarperCollins in 2002. It features adolescent orphan twins who are "trouble" and an eccentric older couple who adopt them and take them back to live in "magical" Ruby Holler (hollow).
aren't Novels set in the United States: Outside of Boxton, on a plot of land called Ruby Holler, Tiller and Sairy Morey, a very old couple whose children have grown up and moved away, are discussing their plans for a new adventure.
Caspian Rain: '''''Caspian Rain''''' is the fourth novel from Gina B. Nahai and takes place in the decade before the Islamic Revolution. The book was published in 2007 by MacAdam/Cage in the United States and has been published in 15 languages.
The novel takes place in Iran in the decade before the Islamic Revolution and follows 12-year-old Yaas, who is born into an upper-class Muslim/Jewish family. As the country heads towards chaos, Yaas finds herself trying to navigate the complicated world of Iranian society, coming to terms with her fragmenting family, and dealing with the possibility of going deaf, the result of a genetic illness.
Cry of the Peacock (novel): American magic realism novels: the first novel from Gina B. Nahai and follows the story of a family of Jews through seven generations, from 1780s Persia to contemporary Iran. The book was published in 1991 by Crown Publishing Group in the United States
magic realism: The novel incorporates Persian stories and fables as well as historical figures such as Mossadeq (Mohammad Mosaddegh) and Ruhollah Khomeini (the Ayatollah Khomeini) and historic events.
aren't Novels set in the United States: follows the story of a family of Jews through seven generations, from 1780s Persia to contemporary Iran
The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind: Sonia Ocampo has always grown up with people expecting great things from her. She was born in the small town of Tres Montes, Chile
Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith: aren't Novels set in the United States: The novel tells the life story of Roxanna, born as a “bad-luck child” in the Jewish ghetto of Tehran, through the world of Iran's aristocracy, into the whorehouses of Turkey and to Los Angeles, where she and Lili are reunited.
American magic realism novels: the second novel from Gina B. Nahai and follows the story of Lili and her mother's mysterious disappearance.
magic realism: Nahai has achieved some wonderful effects, infusing everyday events with miraculous radiance.” Publishers Weekly called the story "spellbinding" and "marvelously compelling.